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Interestingly there has been proposals to build Nuclear to deal with SAGD drilling in the north. I've heard (no specific source) that 1 barrel is used in extrac
by maerF0x0 7y ago
Interestingly there has been proposals to build Nuclear to deal with SAGD drilling in the north. I've heard (no specific source) that 1 barrel is used in extraction for every 3 produced. Electricity could enter the grid and the waste heat/steam could assist Tar sand extraction and refinement processes.
But environmentalists protest Nuclear too.
- rapind 7y agoNuclear has a PR problem just like airplanes because of how high profile the failures are (and to be honest, most nuclear plants are using 1960s tech). People are often irrational, like worrying about their flight while driving to the airport. TerraPower is pretty interesting... but political setbacks. https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/a25728221/terrapower-china-bill-gates-trump/ https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/a25728221/te...
- maerF0x0 7y agoThese guys are more interesting to me, but it's not really my area of expertise: https://flibe-energy.com/news/ https://flibe-energy.com/news/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BybPPIMuQQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BybPPIMuQQ