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Nuclear power is (unfortunately) the ultimate example of regulation and 'safeguards' blocking real improvement. The old saw about 'the perfect being the enemy o
by nickff 6y ago
Nuclear power is (unfortunately) the ultimate example of regulation and 'safeguards' blocking real improvement. The old saw about 'the perfect being the enemy of the good' applies here.
I think nuclear would be a great path forward, but it's unlikely to carry the day.
- orwin 6y agoOther comments show I'm more partial to social democracy, but you're right, nuclear regulation is turning me into a liberal.
- Krasnol 6y agoYeah, let's deregulate the potentially most dangerous source of energy generation on the planet. What could go wrong? I wish we could generate energy with anti-intellectualism. We'd have all the environmental issues figured out by now.
- tim333 6y agoIf regulation and safeguards were the main problem you might see China or Russia crack ahead. The main problem seems more to be economics.
- nickff 6y agoChina has been building nuclear reactors at a relatively rapid clip for over 20 years https://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/country-profiles/countries-a-f/china-nuclear-power.aspx https://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/country-pr...