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In many ways, I admire the authority the Chinese Government wields. To build a new nuclear power plant anywhere in "the free world" is effectively impossible. E
by BitwiseFool 5y ago
In many ways, I admire the authority the Chinese Government wields. To build a new nuclear power plant anywhere in "the free world" is effectively impossible. Even adding a new reactor to an existing site takes decades, is likely to fail, and will most likely bankrupt the company attempting to do it. I envy having leadership that actively wants more nuclear energy and has the power to deliver.
- starkd 5y agoIn a way, it does reveal the America to be a "profoundly silly country", as Bill Maher put it. On the other hand, there are some encouraging efforts. Bill Gates is pledging $1 Billion towards nuclear power. And the company Rolls Royce has a modular reactor in development. Also, the reforms in the Trump DOE setting up a nuclear program are not being reversed by the Biden administration.
- swagasaurus-rex 5y agoAmerica seems to have always risen or fallen to the level of its competition.
- pestatije 5y agoMigration is always an option. You can experience authoritarian leadership if you try going to Xinjiang, for instance.
- akban 5y ago600,000+ American covid-19 casualties called, they'd like their lives back so they can emigrate to largely covid-free China
- BitwiseFool 5y agoI'm not saying their way of government is superior in all aspects. I feel disheartened because it feels like the US has lost the ability to actually execute its goals successfully.