4 ms·

At this point probably only the Chinese, Korean and Russian that can build Nuclear Power Plant properly.

by eunos 6y ago

tedk-42 6y ago
This. It's quite sad to see the lack of innovation in western countries around the build and development of nuclear power plants. Red tape, regulation and lack of political will (due to unfavourable views on nuclear technology) will continue to see most countries fall behind on this. It's really quite sad. Nuclear has a negative connotation to most but it's the future. Interstellar space travel will rely on the nuclear technology that should be worked on today. I reason that we should be building and developing these technologies now rather than continuing to rely on burning carbon based fuels to power our homes. The technology is there. The will is not. Sadly, too many dummies keep on pandering on about how it's dangerous which in turn, drives up cost - then other dummies come along and say "Oh it is too expensive", without understanding the first group of people that drove the cost up to begin with.
- rbg246 6y ago
  And we would be keeping interstellar carbon emissions at a manageable level too!
- DaiPlusPlus 6y ago
  > lack of innovation in western countries [...], Red tape, regulation Red tape is invariably written in innocent victims' blood. And "regulation" is not a bogeyman. But for a complex problem like this, I assure you there are no simple explanations - but people always seem to want simple explanations. That disappoints me.
14u2c 6y ago
The US has built many nuclear plants in modern times and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. Unfortunately, they are all in naval warships. I wish the same political will could be applied to civilian nuclear research at least.
pfdietz 6y ago
The Koreans could not build their NPPs properly, unless you mean by cutting corners in such a way that hundreds of years of jail time were handed out.
jnxx 6y ago
So, nuclear plants are economical if and only if you happen to need some nuclear weapons? Isn't it?

At this point probably only the Chinese, Korean and Russian that can build Nuclear Power Plant properly.

by eunos 6y ago

At this point probably only the Chinese, Korean and Russian that can build Nuclear Power Plant properly.

This. It's quite sad to see the lack of innovation in western countries around the build and development of nuclear power plants. Red tape, regulation and lack of political will (due to unfavourable views on nuclear technology) will continue to see most countries fall behind on this. It's really quite sad. Nuclear has a negative connotation to most but it's the future. Interstellar space travel will rely on the nuclear technology that should be worked on today. I reason that we should be building and developing these technologies now rather than continuing to rely on burning carbon based fuels to power our homes. The technology is there. The will is not. Sadly, too many dummies keep on pandering on about how it's dangerous which in turn, drives up cost - then other dummies come along and say "Oh it is too expensive", without understanding the first group of people that drove the cost up to begin with.

rbg246 6y ago
And we would be keeping interstellar carbon emissions at a manageable level too!
DaiPlusPlus 6y ago
> lack of innovation in western countries [...], Red tape, regulation Red tape is invariably written in innocent victims' blood. And "regulation" is not a bogeyman. But for a complex problem like this, I assure you there are no simple explanations - but people always seem to want simple explanations. That disappoints me.

14u2c 6y ago

The US has built many nuclear plants in modern times and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. Unfortunately, they are all in naval warships. I wish the same political will could be applied to civilian nuclear research at least.

pfdietz 6y ago

The Koreans could not build their NPPs properly, unless you mean by cutting corners in such a way that hundreds of years of jail time were handed out.

jnxx 6y ago

So, nuclear plants are economical if and only if you happen to need some nuclear weapons? Isn't it?