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		korantu on May 30, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Big money, nuclear subsidies, and systemic corrupt... Hydro is very terrain-dependent, solar and wind can't do baseload, so for baseload nuclear is still best applicable in most parts of the world. Nuclear saves a lot of lives by displacing other, way more dangerous baseload operations. [0] [0] https://ourworldindata.org/safest-sources-of-energy#contrary...

natmaka on May 30, 2022 [–]

> solar and wind can't do baseload

Not really, as we know how, at continental scale, adequately use wind and solar: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31557422

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