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.

  • traveler01@lemdro.idEnglish
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    11 months ago

    We need to go carbon negative, not neutral. So, everywhere we can avoid dump CO2 into the atmosphere is good.

    This being said, if we could do it from carbon captured CO2…

    • cryball@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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      11 months ago

      Thats the point of having energy abundance. When electricity costs are low enough, it wouldn’t matter, if the source of synthetic fuel was not the most energy efficient one.