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.

    • schroedingershat@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      11 months ago

      Burning all actinides is pure scifi. Nothing close to it has ever happened.

      Nor has a full fuel cycle of a thorium reactor burning the primary fuel (U233) to similar burnup levels as a traditional U235 reactor hecause the waste is so much harder to handle and the salts are so corrosive.

    • AngryMob@lemmy.oneEnglish
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      11 months ago

      And “more” is relative. All the nuclear waste ever created worldwide could be stored in a single specialized facility if we were inclined to do so.

      Compare against the waste generated at a single coal plant.

      • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        11 months ago

        Now I am not suggesting this… but what would happen if you just dropped it into deepest part of the ocean?

        • Pokethat@lemm.eeEnglish
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          11 months ago

          I’d be more happy if they just dug a really big borehole and then just filled it up where no one lives