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crafty  ·  3180 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Is your fear of radiation irrational?

Well, I don't think I'm trying to say nuclear specifically must be cheaper, but I don't think the traditional accounting of costs for fossil fuel sources are taking into account a very significant externality, which if it were factored in, would make nuclear, and other renewable sources, much more competitive. I'm not trying to make some round about argument that nuclear is somehow the cheapest source of energy, it certainly isn't; however, if we're looking at carbon-neutral energy sources that can generate large amounts of power, day and night, rain or shine, without specific geographic and weather requirements, using technology we have right now, to my uneducated eyes, nuclear looks to be at the top of the list. I know some people want to push for only renewables, which is fine, but I'm not convinced we could entirely replace fossil fuels with renewables as quickly as we ought to be.