NiklzNDimz@beehaw.org to Science@beehaw.orgEnglish · edit-21 year agoIn a First, Wind and Solar Generated More Power Than Coal in U.S.www.scientificamerican.comexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1144arrow-down10
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minus-squarejuergen_hubert@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoNuclear needs a steady supply of water for cooling, which has become rather unreliable these days in many regions.
minus-squarehedge@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoNewer generation nuclear plants have been designed to be safer and cooled by other means than water, but whether those will ever get built still seems up in the air.
minus-squarecassetti@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoEver heard of Molten salt reactors? They’re much safer than traditional reactors in many ways
Nuclear needs a steady supply of water for cooling, which has become rather unreliable these days in many regions.
Newer generation nuclear plants have been designed to be safer and cooled by other means than water, but whether those will ever get built still seems up in the air.
Ever heard of Molten salt reactors? They’re much safer than traditional reactors in many ways