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What changed is that to move away from nuclear the dependency on Gas has increased. This alleviated the immediate stress levels generated from the nuclear disas
by spockz 5y ago
What changed is that to move away from nuclear the dependency on Gas has increased. This alleviated the immediate stress levels generated from the nuclear disasters around the world. Then a more immediate threat popped up by Russia invading Ukraine. This makes the gas dependency a liability again. This makes the far away risk of something might go very wrong with nuclear palatable again compared to the gas is risky right now.
- olivermarks 5y agoLarge scale nuclear plants - whether alive or dead are important strategic and tactical elements in modern warfare https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/02/26/conflict-between-nuclear-powered-nations-chernobyl-now-war-zone https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/02/26/conflict-betwe... Small nuclear reactors are the answer imo. Russia has poured funding into opposing fracking for natural gas and encouraging european green initiatives arguably to increase their grip on euopean energy supplies https://twitter.com/ShellenbergerMD/status/1497253139837190144 https://twitter.com/ShellenbergerMD/status/14972531398371901...