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Could you put a nuclear power plant far away from human civilization, and then use nuclear power to convert excess atmospheric CO2 to liquid fuel, and ship the
by reissbaker 7y ago
Could you put a nuclear power plant far away from human civilization, and then use nuclear power to convert excess atmospheric CO2 to liquid fuel, and ship the liquid back to civilization? Reduces the NIMBYism (and risk) of nuclear, while also reducing atmospheric CO2.
- icebraining 7y agoI'm not sure there's a place far away enough, while still relatively free from regular natural disasters (and human disasters, like war). It's not like high-voltage transmissions lines are very lossy, so if putting plants far away was enough to assuage the nuclear fears, we'd probably have them already.
- mnw21cam 7y agoThe main problem with putting nuclear reactors far enough away from everyone is that they need to be cooled, which means a water supply. There aren't that many places that have plenty of water for cooling, but no people. And most of the places that do fit that description already have a nuclear power station.
- liability 7y agoYeah, in theory. But nuclear NIMBYism might prove too strong for even that. It will be interesting (scary) to see how this game of chicken plays out. Will fear of nuclear prevail for much longer over fear of climate change?
- smelterdemon 7y agoWe already do this, just with corn instead of MOFs