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Useful links:

IAEA PRIS - The Database on Nuclear Power Reactors: https://pris.iaea.org/pris/home.aspx

NRC US reactor status: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/event-status/reactor-status/index.html

US Nuclear Plant Outage Status: https://www.eia.gov/nuclear/outages/

Milestones in Advanced Nuclear: https://www.airtable.com/universe/expnrIMohdf6dIvZl/milestones-in-advanced-nuclear

What about the waste? http://whataboutthewaste.com/

What about the cost? https://zionlights.substack.com/p/what-is-the-true-cost-of-energy

How long will nuclear fuel last? https://whatisnuclear.com/blog/2020-10-28-nuclear-energy-is-longterm-sustainable.html

Global Energy Footprint https://energy.glex.no/footprint/

Low Carbon Power Nuclear page: https://lowcarbonpower.org/type/nuclear

IAEA PRIS - Under Construction Reactors: https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/WorldStatistics/UnderConstructionReactorsByCountry.aspx

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[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lol, that's a first for me. Uranium is an element likely formed during a supernova event 6 billion years ago. It is absolutely not a fossil fuel

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago

yup, mixed up fossil and non-renewable

thats why it was deleted less than 5 minutes after posting it, and a solid hour before you responded to it

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No it's not. It's generated from exploding stars not decomposing dinosaurs.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago

yup, mixed up fossil and non-renewable

thats why it was deleted less than 5 minutes after posting it, and a solid hour before you responded to it