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> The only real solution I see is a large amount of new nuclear power generation and, yes, some solar and wind. I wonder who would build a nuclear power plant
by hotpotamus 4y ago
> The only real solution I see is a large amount of new nuclear power generation and, yes, some solar and wind.
I wonder who would build a nuclear power plant these days? On a forum dedicated to startups, do you see many energy startups? I'm aware of some looking into "elecrofuels" - basically a bet on turning the carbon in the air into conventional(ish) liquid hydrocarbon fuels, which is a bet that fossil fuels will continue to increase in price while solar energy will continue to decrease.
But I'm not aware of much going on in commercial nuclear power.
- Schroedingersat 4y ago> On a forum dedicated to startups, do you see many energy startups? To be fair, the IAEA probably isn't a huge fan of plucky startups that want to move fast and break things when the fertile ground for development involves making Pu239 in a reactor class made of explosive molten metal that is on the knife edge between doing nothing at all and melting down vigorously enough that you'd be inclined to call it a bomb rather than a runaway reactor.