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Why nuclear power won’t solve the energy crisis

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Nuclear Power Is a Complete Joke

Sii: I think it's deceptive in the extreme that even these very prone nuclear people, including some of dutton's spokespeople, are so attached to this phantasy. They have no idea how much it costs. They don't know how long it would take to bring it to market. And they've no sense at all whether it could compete successfully with solar and wind generation that's bidding into the market practically at zero marginal cost. It's just a debating hook. It's a rhetorical hand grenade that they're using the copp er headline. And unfortunately, it always works. Sii: The biggest worry i've got about this nuclear push is that it becomes yet another road

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