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"why not just use a nuclear reactor" might be the most insane "why not just" I've ever seen in my life. :D

• atemerev 4y ago
  Come on, nuclear is not black magic. There are nuclear reactors in submarines and carriers, so why not at the polar station.
  • TEP_Kim_Il_Sung 4y ago
    Why not just use a lithium-water furnace?
  • ocdtrekkie 4y ago
    This was less a comment objecting to the idea of a nuclear heat source, and more that "why not just" is a comment that fails to account for all of reasons the experts involved probably considered but decided not to "just" do that. Why not just a nuclear reactor is a huge version of this, because obviously there are a lot of additional expenses and concerns when you deploy a nuclear reactor anywhere.
    • detaro 4y ago
      And of course the small detail that they had a reactor a McMurdo, got rid of it because it was less reliable than fueled generators, and had a massive cleanup mess to deal with because the damn thing leaked.
  • Schroedingersat 4y ago
    Yeah, sure, let's just throw a billion dollar reactor using high enriched uranium which requires tending 24/7 at every single problem.