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China launches fourth-generation nuclear reactor, world's first (www.hindustantimes.com)

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The Shidao Bay plant in eastern Shandong province is powered by two high-temperature reactors cooled by gas rather than pressurised water, according to state news agency Xinhua

Think of how many renewables they could have made for all the monies wasted on this.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Hopefully this triggers some me-too behavior in the west. I am fucking sick of seeing the EU and North America drag their feet on this stuff.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

i wish we would space race for cleaning up energy production

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Very much agree. I think it would work too. And the crazy thing is it would be a huge advantage for any country that reached true renewable energy independence.

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