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minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·4 months agoTime… And a lot of concrete. It takes a long time to see the climate gains from a nuclear reactor. Hell, depending on size it can take a decade or longer to finish curing, and part of curing is releasing CO2 into the atmosphere.
Time…
And a lot of concrete.
It takes a long time to see the climate gains from a nuclear reactor.
Hell, depending on size it can take a decade or longer to finish curing, and part of curing is releasing CO2 into the atmosphere.