Even if these reactors are built and used and we get the uranium from better sources, there’s still the teeny tiny problem of nuclear being insanely expensive per kWh.
Nuclear is expensive, is problematic. However, it can replace fossil base load production, which renewables so far aren’t able to do. Unless we’re talking storage, which is even more expensive than nuclear, as well as having its own pollution problems.
That’s not been my experience. I live near one of the largest nuclear plants in the world and I pay a pittance for electricity compared to other areas I’ve lived.
Edit: Just checked my bill. I pay 8 cents per kWh, which is magnificent compared to the 12-14 I paid at my old place.
You cannot take your very localised and anecdotal experience and draw conclusions about energy cost as a whole. There are many reasons why your electricity now is cheaper than at a different place at a different time.
Besides, nuclear is very expensive compared to other energy sources, it is however often heavily subsidised. Wikipedia has a nice summary on the cost of various electricity sources. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levelized_cost_of_electricity
Even if these reactors are built and used and we get the uranium from better sources, there’s still the teeny tiny problem of nuclear being insanely expensive per kWh.
Nuclear is expensive, is problematic. However, it can replace fossil base load production, which renewables so far aren’t able to do. Unless we’re talking storage, which is even more expensive than nuclear, as well as having its own pollution problems.
That’s not been my experience. I live near one of the largest nuclear plants in the world and I pay a pittance for electricity compared to other areas I’ve lived.
Edit: Just checked my bill. I pay 8 cents per kWh, which is magnificent compared to the 12-14 I paid at my old place.
You cannot take your very localised and anecdotal experience and draw conclusions about energy cost as a whole. There are many reasons why your electricity now is cheaper than at a different place at a different time.
Besides, nuclear is very expensive compared to other energy sources, it is however often heavily subsidised. Wikipedia has a nice summary on the cost of various electricity sources.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levelized_cost_of_electricity