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Why is spending money on a sure thing, in the face of a global emergency with a ticking clock, "nuts", relative to wasting a decade and a trillion dollars on fa
by beat 7y ago
Why is spending money on a sure thing, in the face of a global emergency with a ticking clock, "nuts", relative to wasting a decade and a trillion dollars on fantasy tech that may or may not work at all?
- cm2187 7y agoThe problem is that it is more likely 50y than a decade, the time to build multiple generations of expensive experimental reactors and prototypes.
- beat 7y agoYep. Watch what capital does, and don't make excuses about "regulations" or "politics". The capital is flowing into wind/solar, because the capital smells money. People fall in love with the idea of nuclear power. They get offended that it may not be the savior after all.
- erentz 7y agoNuclear fission would obviously be the sure thing. (As opposed to fusion.)