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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
by korantu 4y ago
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-to-popular-belief-nuclear-power-has-saved-lives-by-displacing-fossil-fuels https://ourworldindata.org/safest-sources-of-energy#contrary...
- natmaka 4y ago> 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 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31557422