• uis@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      If we hadn’t of had Luddites getting in the way of nuclear power for half a century then we wouldn’t have this issue.

      I think this insults Luddites. Luddites are not stupid to get in a way of nuclear power.

    • PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      It’s not just construction workers, it’s the management, it’s the regulators, it’s the suppliers, and the design and engineering teams. Most countries have lost all of that capability apart from places like South Korea, Finland, Russia, France and China.

      China currently has 22 nuclear reactors under construction, 70 in the planning phase, and they currently operate 55. Well that is less than the United States, they will surpass the US soon. They seem to have figured it out.