Renewable energy provides the cheapest source of new energy for Australia, a new draft report from the CSIRO and energy market operator has found.

Nuclear energy is more expensive than renewables, CSIRO report finds::Renewable energy provides the cheapest source of new energy for Australia, a new draft report from the CSIRO and energy market operator has found.

  • assassin_aragorn@lemmy.worldEnglish
    102·
    6 months ago

    It’s worth pointing out too that we aren’t using newer designs as much, which incorporate inherently safe features.

    It’s actually ironic. If we built new reactors we could build breeder tractors to generate fuel for them from nuclear waste. This fear mongering of nuclear energy prevents us from reducing that number.

    • IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.worldEnglish
      53·
      6 months ago

      They’re going with older designs for cost reasons. Per the article, you’re taking something that is already not cost effective and proposing to make it even more expensive.