Cory Doctorow on Nostr: And solar power is *cheap*. Even after US subsidies, a Gen III reactor would charge ...
And solar power is *cheap*. Even after US subsidies, a Gen III reactor would charge A$132/MWh - current prices are as low as A$64-$114/MWh.
Nukes are getting a charm offensive because wealthy people are investing in hype as a way of reaping profits - not as a way of generating safe, cheap, reliable energy.
Here in the latest stage of capitalism, value and profit are fully decoupled.
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