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[-] grue@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago

And even if they do finally build it, it's still a centralized system that regulatory-captured monopoly utilities can gouge the public on.

Solar and wind threaten them by being decentralized as well as by not relying on fossil fuels.

[-] chaogomu@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Centralized power is perfectly fine if your power is state run.

After all, natural monopolies should be socialized and run at cost.

And with the advent of small modular reactors, you can even decentralize your power.

A small reactor can have a building the size of gas station can power a small city, and the reactor will be small enough that it's literally impossible for it to melt down.

Sadly, regulations in the US (and many US allied nations) incentivise large and large plants that take forever to build and require custom parts which drive up the cost even more.

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