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New nuclear designs are really safe objectively but will probably never gain traction because of public opinion ruined by the old nuclear designs of the 60's/70
by shifto 7y ago
New nuclear designs are really safe objectively but will probably never gain traction because of public opinion ruined by the old nuclear designs of the 60's/70's.
TerraPower has some good designs.
- juanuys 7y agoThe TerraPower story is the one which really makes me despise Trump. Countries like Germany are all in on renewables, but then you have days where it's cloudy and the wind isn't blowing, and what do they do? Buy from France, who are invested in nuclear.
- jaynetics 7y agoAre you arguing that Germany's approach is somehow "hypocritical"? It could also be argued that what Germany does demonstrates that a combination of renewables and energy trade can work, and thus that more renewable energy in Europe is feasible. Wind is not gonna stop blowing everywhere at once, and solar makes up less of the mix. By the way, about a third of Germany's renewable energy is not weather dependent (biomass, hydro, trash, a dozen geothermal plants etc.)
- downrightmike 7y agoThat is actually a really good argument to interconnect the grids better. Less wasted power, with old sources limited, but useful. Not everyone needs nuclear as long as someone has it for off hours.