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First new Vogtle nuclear reactor enters operation, making history (www.ajc.com)

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The first nuclear reactor built from scratch in the U.S. in more than three decades enters service

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[–] Pseu@beehaw.org 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Because nuclear is not a threat. This is the first reactor in 30 years. At this rate, we'll have a fully nuclear grid in 87,000 years, assuming US electricity consumption doesn't increase in that time.

[–] howler@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I suppose the proliferation of any sort of nuclear plants arent seen as a threat to them yet. If the natrium plants take off, which seems to be the biggest push, maybe they will start complaining about them in the next decade or two.