eicker@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoSolar Panels Are Now Producing So Much Power That They’re Leaving Nuclear Plants in the Dust: "Solar is now the engine of the power transition."futurism.comexternal-linkmessage-square464linkfedilinkarrow-up11.19Karrow-down128
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minus-squaremig@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 days agoThe Dept of Energy was stripped of a lot of nuclear oversight staff and regulations by Trump and Doge, to fast track microreactors for data centers. Fuck us and all the life forms living here I guess. https://www.washingtonsun.com/climate-environment/trump-administration-nuclear-waste-cleanup-team-staff?redirected=notus_org https://www.resilience.org/stories/2026-04-10/nuclear-safety-at-risk-whats-changing-under-donald-trump/ https://futurism.com/science-energy/nuclear-workers-trump
minus-squarewewbull@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day ago…and I think they’ve all gone “Screw that! Gas turbines are cheaper. Fuck the emissions.”
The Dept of Energy was stripped of a lot of nuclear oversight staff and regulations by Trump and Doge, to fast track microreactors for data centers.
Fuck us and all the life forms living here I guess.
https://www.washingtonsun.com/climate-environment/trump-administration-nuclear-waste-cleanup-team-staff?redirected=notus_org
https://www.resilience.org/stories/2026-04-10/nuclear-safety-at-risk-whats-changing-under-donald-trump/
https://futurism.com/science-energy/nuclear-workers-trump
…and I think they’ve all gone “Screw that! Gas turbines are cheaper. Fuck the emissions.”