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If big crypto-mining syndacates start using small scale nuclear (as some have shown interest in doing) to be carbon neutral, they could be on the vangaurd of pr
by njarboe 5y ago
If big crypto-mining syndacates start using small scale nuclear (as some have shown interest in doing) to be carbon neutral, they could be on the vangaurd of proving out the technology and be a net positive in the medium to long term.
They really want low, consistent prices for electricity. Hydro gives them that but nuclear could also. Solar and wind do not.
- consumer451 5y ago> If big crypto-mining syndacates start using small scale nuclear... Any volunteers for living in the exclusion zones?
- floatingatoll 5y agoSeems fine to me. I already have nuclear irradiated genes, I'm sterile, and I prefer nature for company over human beings. (If you were sarcastically implying that no one would volunteer, you are mistaken. I encourage making your point more clearly and with less sarcasm, since a worthwhile discussion is possible if you do so.)
- consumer451 5y agoI would like to add that I do take your point on sarcasm. Thank you.
- consumer451 5y agoI was a bit sarcastic, but the effects on real estate values alone prevent many from wanting to live near a plant. The sarcasm came from the crypto part. The idea that swaths of US land would be devalued for the latest crypto pump and dump project makes me laugh and die inside. I mean Solana is actually pretty cool. But all other crypto projects of which I am aware do not add value to our species as a whole. So adding nuclear power to the mix, for which the total cost of ownership is not even calculable? Just wow.
- floatingatoll 5y agoTotally with you on that “die inside” part for sure!
- trevyn 5y agoWait, so you mean we’re solving housing prices too?!! :-)
- antifa 5y ago> but the effects on real estate values alone prevent many from wanting to live near a plant. So what you're really saying between the lines, is that nuclear power will lead to affordable housing?
- malermeister 5y agoI keep reading that this or the other crypto thing had a design flaw that caused people to lose millions. I really don't want those same kinds of people running nuclear reactors so I can read about how crypto scheme X literally blew up.
- njarboe 5y agoThey won't be running them, of course, just have long term contracts with the companies that make them. Check out NuScale Power[1]. They recently had their small reactor approved in the US (approval paperwork cost $500 million dollars) and they should have some of them running soon. The reactor can be built in a factory and is small enough to be delivered in one piece via truck. This will dramatically reduce construction costs, if they can get enough orders. Why buying and deploying 1000 of these is not in the climate bill is just crazy if climate change is the huge threat people claim it to be. I think global warming is going to be a big problem; bring on the nukes. [1]https://www.nuscalepower.com/ https://www.nuscalepower.com/
- malermeister 5y agoI agree with you that all sorts of nuclear power is going to be important in dealing with climate change. I still disagree with the types of people that run crypto and are ideologically opposed to any kind of common sense regulation being let anywhere near nuclear power. Here's [1] what happened when those people got something comparatively harmless like a cruise ship. I really don't think it sets a good precedent. [1] https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/sep/07/disastrous-voyage-satoshi-cryptocurrency-cruise-ship-seassteading https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/sep/07/disastrous-voya...