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HN tends to be fairly pro-nuclear, which is not surprising given that the majority of its users are in the US which doesn't have a lot of the problems Europe has with nuclear - they have more than enough space to build nuclear plants safely away from population centers, earthquake-prone areas or flood-prone coasts or to store the waste.

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It seems like the situation has resolved itself, at least the posting is not grey anymore.

I think that being pro-nuclear actually can make sense until there is enough renewable capacity installed. Its IMHO better than firing coal and generating more CO2. Also we already have nuclear waste, so we are already in a unfavorable situation and producing some more is probably the better tradeoff than ruining our climate. In my opinion, the safety of these power plants is, however, the biggest pain point that is not solved and will likely never be.

We still should work towards renewables so nuclear power can become a thing of the past.

For pro-nuclear HN people that want to read about themselves, here's a pretty honest analysis: https://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/2022/08/ROBIN/64951 (in french)

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