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Fear of nuclear is distrust in the government. I believe in nuclear as a technology, and I believe in mankind's ability to perform science and engineering task
by debacle 4y ago
Fear of nuclear is distrust in the government.
I believe in nuclear as a technology, and I believe in mankind's ability to perform science and engineering tasks.
I don't have a lot of faith in the role of the government in properly and adequately regulating a booming nuclear industry.
- eropple 4y agoThe hypothetical specter of government incompetence is greater than the actual harm being done here-and-now?
- dylan604 4y ago>Fear of nuclear is distrust in the government. Is it though? The US Navy has a pretty impressive nuclear safety record for the number of reactors they have in service. To flip it, would you have more trust in a private company with nuclear safety? If the same decisions being made that allows PG&E to cut their funding for maintenance that allows their lines to be the cause of California's forest fires, why would we trust they would pay for the upkeep on a nuclear reactor?
- debacle 4y agoI've worked in the energy industry. There is complete capture there. When PG&E is the "bad guy" it's because the government needs them to be. ERCOT works the same way (though is better). If the government wanted PG&E to properly fund their line maintenance, PG&E would properly fund their line maintenance.