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> When will we give up the pipedream that it's always going to be sunny and windy Nuclear proponents really need to give up these tired arguments. Wake up to r

> When will we give up the pipedream that it's always going to be sunny and windy Nuclear proponents really need to give up these tired arguments. Wake up to reality. Your favored technology lost. It has zero economic benefits and you have to face reality. We live in a profit driven world, and no sane profit driven enterprise would bet on nuclear power because it's been proven to be such a loser decade after decade. The evidence is plain to see for anyone willing to take a look.

ekianjo 3y ago
China is building nuclear plants at a record pace. Are you saying they are full of shit and dont understand economics?
- tstrimple 3y ago
  Is China a profit driven society or do they have a command economy? Do you even understand the basics of politics and what it takes to enact certain things in different countries with different political systems and motivations? China also added more solar capacity last year than the entire US solar capacity. Why is it your support for China policies only extends to your fondness for 1950's science fiction? China's Covid crackdowns were effective in slowing the spread of the disease through their populations and saves potentially millions of lives because of it. Should we be welding people into their apartment buildings or are you willing to admit that different governments tackle problems differently and one solution can't be applied universally? By the way, even accounting for China's recent investment in nuclear they are only projecting to have 10% of their power generated by nuclear by 2050. The US is already close to 20%, or twice as much as China as a percentage of power generated. But sure, let's just keep pretending these situations are the same.
g8oz 3y ago
The true believers don't want to hear it. You can show example after example of projects gone comically over budget and over schedule and none of it will really register.

ekianjo 3y ago

China is building nuclear plants at a record pace. Are you saying they are full of shit and dont understand economics?

tstrimple 3y ago
Is China a profit driven society or do they have a command economy? Do you even understand the basics of politics and what it takes to enact certain things in different countries with different political systems and motivations? China also added more solar capacity last year than the entire US solar capacity. Why is it your support for China policies only extends to your fondness for 1950's science fiction? China's Covid crackdowns were effective in slowing the spread of the disease through their populations and saves potentially millions of lives because of it. Should we be welding people into their apartment buildings or are you willing to admit that different governments tackle problems differently and one solution can't be applied universally? By the way, even accounting for China's recent investment in nuclear they are only projecting to have 10% of their power generated by nuclear by 2050. The US is already close to 20%, or twice as much as China as a percentage of power generated. But sure, let's just keep pretending these situations are the same.

g8oz 3y ago

The true believers don't want to hear it. You can show example after example of projects gone comically over budget and over schedule and none of it will really register.