With climate change looming, it seems so completely backwards to go back to using it again.

Is it coal miners pushing to keep their jobs? Fear of nuclear power? Is purely politically motivated, or are there genuinely people who believe coal is clean?

Edit, I will admit I was ignorant to the usage of coal nowadays.

Now I’m more depressed than when I posted this

  • Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    3·
    1 year ago

    SMR (small modular reactors) are looking like they could become the next hip thing in nuclear power tech.

    Basically a lot lower initial investment and offer a lot more flexibility.

    Linky link

    The link has a lot of info on them

    • hoshikarakitaridia@sh.itjust.works
      3·
      1 year ago

      I really don’t see that as a good progression. We want to focus on renewables because that’s the most sustainable way to go. Why go back to nuclear again?

      That said if you are saying that’s where the industry is moving even though that’s probably not the best approach, fair enough. My opinion has zero effect on the industry.