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[-] BigBrainBrett2517@lemmy.world 4 points 3 hours ago

Probably not... It's a pretty outdated energy source already.

[-] DrownedRats@lemmy.world 5 points 57 minutes ago* (last edited 55 minutes ago)

Not at all! Nuclear is an excellent compliment to renewables and as a companion source to support the grid they are actually really effective. They're also really useful in situations where renewables just aren't an option such as large scale shipping. Obviously we haven't seen any nuclear container ships yet but that's mostly around startup and infrastructure costs as well as outdated regulations.

With small nuclear reactors becoming commonplace I wouldn't be supprised if we start to see nuclear shipping becoming a thing in industry in the next 20-50 years.

Its already been proven as a reliable, safe, and effective power source in a naval context. The main hangup people seem to have is with accidents at sea, however again, the militaries of the world have already proven nuclear reactors safe in a number of accidents where a nuclear vessel has been lost and the reactors shut down safely and did not cause release of nuclear material.

[-] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 2 points 20 minutes ago* (last edited 20 minutes ago)

While! I love nuclear's possibilities. I've seen commercial, shippings safety and maintenance records. I don't think that would be a good idea

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