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Originally Posted by Reaper
The problem with that idea is transmission. The further away the power plants; the greater the total loss of transmitted power at the end. If high efficiency transmission cables could be a reality then it would be like "found power".
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While I agree with you when the NPP is a light water technology, the actual problem is that we beached a technology that was designed for naval applications and production of weapons.
Fission in much smaller, safer (and therefore economic) configurations that use the fuel more completely (i.e. less harmful waste and less of it) are available. Their time has come, and these plants can be located much closer to populations without potentially catastrophic consequences.