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The problem of what to do with radioactive wastewater have not been solved. Nuclear power is not economical. It actually works really well on the small scale,

by ArtDev 11y ago

The problem of what to do with radioactive wastewater have not been solved. Nuclear power is not economical. It actually works really well on the small scale, but not for city power generation. Nuclear power is simply the worlds most expensive way to boil water. There are cheaper ways to boil water! http://www.nea.is/geothermal/electricity-generation/ http://www.nea.is/geothermal/electricity-generation/

NolF 11y ago
You do know that most places don't have the geothermal energy close enough to the surface to make that happen? Also you'll need to provide a source to show that nuclear is "not economical" and "the worlds most expensive way to boil water". All the evidence indicates some of the renewables are it [1]. About 77% of France's energy is nuclear, so I'm not sure what you mean it doesn't work on a large scale...[2] Fun fact a lot of aluminium is made in Iceland because of the cheap energy [3] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cost_of_electricity_by_source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cost_of_electricity_by_source [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_sector_in_France https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_sector_in_France [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Iceland#Aluminium https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Iceland#Aluminium
- ArtDev 11y ago
  The Geothermal plants in Iceland are amazing to see. The tech is still quite new though. There are many improvements that will make them more efficient. Regardless, they are really really cheap to run. I would imagine that drilling deeper will would allow for Geothermal plants in more places in the world. Here is some background info on the poor economics of nuclear power: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economics_of_nuclear_power_plants#Recent_trends https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economics_of_nuclear_power_pla... http://www.ucsusa.org/nuclear-power/cost-nuclear-power http://www.ucsusa.org/nuclear-power/cost-nuclear-power
  - DanBC 11y ago
    They're so cheap they might run a cable from Iceland to the UK to supply power. That would be a cable 30 cm in diametre and about 5600 km long. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b075pxg8 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b075pxg8 > The Ice Link interconnector would link Iceland's cheap and carbon free electricity from hydro and geothermal to the UK. It could provide the equivalent power of a medium sized power plant through a copper cable laid under the sea between the two countries. Crucially the power would be reliable and available when other renewable sources such as wind and solar are not. However, as Tom Heap discovers when he visits the land of fire and ice, environmental campaigners like Bjork fear that this green solution for UK homes could create a need to develop into the pristine wilderness of Iceland's Highlands. Should we pursue our global climate goals even if it has the potential to affect untouched and fragile landscape elsewhere? Tough decisions for Iceland and for us all. Producer: Helen Lennard.

by ArtDev 11y ago

NolF 11y ago

You do know that most places don't have the geothermal energy close enough to the surface to make that happen? Also you'll need to provide a source to show that nuclear is "not economical" and "the worlds most expensive way to boil water". All the evidence indicates some of the renewables are it [1]. About 77% of France's energy is nuclear, so I'm not sure what you mean it doesn't work on a large scale...[2] Fun fact a lot of aluminium is made in Iceland because of the cheap energy [3] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cost_of_electricity_by_source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cost_of_electricity_by_source [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_sector_in_France https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_sector_in_France [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Iceland#Aluminium https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Iceland#Aluminium

ArtDev 11y ago
The Geothermal plants in Iceland are amazing to see. The tech is still quite new though. There are many improvements that will make them more efficient. Regardless, they are really really cheap to run. I would imagine that drilling deeper will would allow for Geothermal plants in more places in the world. Here is some background info on the poor economics of nuclear power: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economics_of_nuclear_power_plants#Recent_trends https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economics_of_nuclear_power_pla... http://www.ucsusa.org/nuclear-power/cost-nuclear-power http://www.ucsusa.org/nuclear-power/cost-nuclear-power
- DanBC 11y ago
  They're so cheap they might run a cable from Iceland to the UK to supply power. That would be a cable 30 cm in diametre and about 5600 km long. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b075pxg8 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b075pxg8 > The Ice Link interconnector would link Iceland's cheap and carbon free electricity from hydro and geothermal to the UK. It could provide the equivalent power of a medium sized power plant through a copper cable laid under the sea between the two countries. Crucially the power would be reliable and available when other renewable sources such as wind and solar are not. However, as Tom Heap discovers when he visits the land of fire and ice, environmental campaigners like Bjork fear that this green solution for UK homes could create a need to develop into the pristine wilderness of Iceland's Highlands. Should we pursue our global climate goals even if it has the potential to affect untouched and fragile landscape elsewhere? Tough decisions for Iceland and for us all. Producer: Helen Lennard.