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Solar is by far my favourite _personal_ power source, but nuclear is a bit more resilient. Suppose a volcano erupts and ash block the sun for a year - which hap
by gumballindie 3y ago
Solar is by far my favourite _personal_ power source, but nuclear is a bit more resilient. Suppose a volcano erupts and ash block the sun for a year - which happened before - then solar is pretty much bust. Also there are climates where you dont get sun throughout the year, so it’s not just nights that are the issue. But i do agree that solar, and wind, need to play an important role.
- otherme123 3y agoSo we should plan our daily lives for events that happen maybe once per thousand years. And at the same time ignore events like Chernobyl or Funushima that will never happen again... until they do.
- gumballindie 3y agoNot our daily lives, but our critical infrastructure such as that which provides energy. I am not saying _every_ source should be nuclear. All I am saying is we should plan contingency. And yes, chernobyl and fukushima are at the back of my mind. The risk is very real and even if the probability is low the likelihood increases as we increase the quantity of nuclear reactors.