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40% of US electricity is now emissions-free (arstechnica.com)
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[–] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 11 months ago

modern gen 4 plants are MUCH simpler, foregoing PWR loop entirely in favor of liquid metal/salt type reactors, with various different design choices that are all much simpler, and cheaper to build/maintain.

If we see actual development in that field it's not hard to imagine them playing with the fossil fuels, possibly renewables as well given the base load productivity, and relative lack of waste.