OP ED: China’s Fast and Cheap Nuclear Gives Its Climate Ambitions a Boost - eviltoast

… a steady construction pipeline helps […]. Equipment and component makers can standardize production when they know there will be demand for their specialized goods year after year, and more experienced construction crews can avoid costly delays. […] And, of course, China’s one-party system has proven more adept than America’s messy democracy in recent decades at permitting and constructing all kinds of infrastructure projects.

I hope these ambitions transition global manufacturing away from coal.

  • TotallynotJessica@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    The Chinese government does a ton of bad things, but slave labor doesn’t make much sense here. I don’t think it would have significant enough savings. Like the other person said, them not being as safe probably plays a bigger role. I would not be surprised if we see a large scale nuclear disaster in China within the next 50 years.