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New York to Build One of First U.S. Nuclear-Power Plants in Generation (lemmy.ml)

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[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 12 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

Trump reduced the “red tape” to build this so it might just be dangerous on its own

Assuming it comes online in less than a decade and not drastically over budget

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 points 16 hours ago

A grift for the technocrats.

[–] entwine413@lemm.ee 4 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

Eh, the newest generation of reactors are actually really safe. It's been a while since I've read up on them, but I believe that it's impossible for some of them to meltdown.

The red tape for building nuclear plants was based on the first few gen reactors, and needed to be reduced.

[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 2 points 18 hours ago

Thoughtfully reduced and changed. I don't trust that the red tape reduction in this case was thoughtful, though I will admit I haven't looked myself. With all the shit being thrown at the wall it's impossible to keep up, even though nuclear power generation is one of my areas of interest.