Nuclear power now makes up about 25% of the generation of Georgia Power, the largest unit of Atlanta-based Southern Co.

First U.S. nuclear reactor built from scratch in decades enters commercial operation in Georgia::ATLANTA — A new reactor at a nuclear power plant in Georgia has entered commercial operation, becoming the first new American reactor built from scratch in decades.

    • Gamey@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1. Yes but there also is a lot lesa of it on eath
      2. No that’s just wrong, the global supply of usable Uranium couldn’t even supply the current world energy consumption for more than a few years
      3. All of that isn’t wrong except that the concret isn’t actually proper storage, it’s desinged to hold the material for a few decates and the proper storage solutions (stuff it’s supposed to bind to long term in old mines) is in a pure theory stage and hasn’t been done before
      4. The initial costs are high but a joke in comparison with disposal and deconstruction costs so they aren’t the actual issue in the cost factor and unlike the later actually funded by the company operating a plant