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Cake day: June 11th, 2023

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  • Interesting, I’ll have to look at the source article.

    But as far as I’m aware the total amount of nuclear power has been decreasing in recent years. This might change with China’s future plants.

    I’ve also read about small modular reactor designs gaining traction, which would help alleviate the heavy costs of one off plants we currently design and build.

    Not saying the source is wrong, just saying that’s what I used to form my opinion.


  • I think that’s too simplistic of a view. Part of the high cost of nuclear is because of the somewhat niche use. As with everything, economies of scale makes things cheaper. Supporting one nuclear plant with specialized labor, parts, fuel, etc is much more expensive then supporting 100 plants, per Watt.

    I can’t say more plants would drastically reduce costs. But it would definitely help.






  • How much trouble does winter weather cause for folks in Detroit who do not have cars? How close to downtown Detroit do you need to be to still have an acceptable amount of freedom of movement without needing a car?

    From personal experience living in Denver (we get roughly the same snowfall as Detroit). I found driving in the snow much more annoying then walking/taking the bus.

    I’m guessing Detroit’s lack of car ownership is partly due to income.