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OKIsItJustMe

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4. Nuclear Fission plants, like coal plants are about one third efficient.

Reply to NNadir (Reply #3)

Mon Jun 15, 2026, 04:04 PM

12 hrs ago

A new coal plant would be slightly more efficient than a legacy nuclear plant. (It’s not the efficiency that’s the problem, it’s the emissions.)

IEA - World Energy Outlook 2025 - China

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I'm sorry, is this supposed to be a contradiction of my statement? OKIsItJustMe 7 hrs ago #6