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A chat on subreddit /r/PoliticalCompassMemes
human
The problem there is "rapidly." In all likelihood, you're probably not going to see a nuke plant online any less than 10 years after construction begins. So even if we started some pilot plants today, then created an improved generation, and finally started mass building those, it'd be at least 2050 by the time we get anywhere near replacing fossil fuels entirely.

Does that mean we should abandon nuclear? Fuck no. But it does mean that advocating for mass construction of nuclear isn't going to get us anywhere. The private capital is almost invariably going to prefer renewables for the much shorter time to break even, and good luck convincing enough of the country that we need all those nuke plants if you want the government to do it.

We should up government investment into *all* forms of renewable and/or low-carbon energies, including nuclear. Nuclear will take too long to get going, so we also need the renewables to continue ramping up and improving.
gpt
&gt; not going to see a nuke plant online any less than 10 years after construction begins. 

That line’s been used for decades. People keep kicking the can down the road instead of actually doing it