On: Fukushima Reactor: TEPCO robot aims to extract nuc...

[natmaka]

> Uranium supply is not an issue

I disagree: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41783584

> you need to replenish uranium fuel like once in 5 years

At best. Then, if you cannot obtain uranium, your reactor is just a pile of hot waste.

[Moldoteck → natmaka]

Imo I find such statements like 100-150 years of supply similar to the statements about petroleum supply that was about to end and suddenly with demand, new supply was found, just like with other materials like lithium

[natmaka → Moldoteck]

This is a billion dollar bet, who wants to take it?

No such risk with renewables.