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Well, this is something! (files.mastodon.social)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/europe@feddit.de
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[โ€“] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

While all power plants have a one time carbon cost to build and decommission, there is a continuous carbon cost to mining nuclear fuel. I think that's what GP was hinting at.

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  • [โ€“] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Nuclear fuel lasts so long in modern reactors that it's kinda a silly point though.

    What you need to be looking at is lifetime carbon costs per kWh, that's the only real meaningful comparison.

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