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Parts of this seem almost scientific, but when you get to things like catastrophic meltdowns of nuclear facilities, it's just absurd. Even if you accept that gl
by tempestn 3y ago
Parts of this seem almost scientific, but when you get to things like catastrophic meltdowns of nuclear facilities, it's just absurd. Even if you accept that global warming will lead to the extinction of humanity, it won't happen overnight. Nuclear plants can be safely shut down before there's literally no one left to work them.
- FrankBlack 3y agoPer the EU, shutting down a plant can take 20 to 30 years (assuming it is planned and not due to a crisis a la Fukushima) https://energy.ec.europa.eu/topics/nuclear-energy/decommissioning-nuclear-facilities_en https://energy.ec.europa.eu/topics/nuclear-energy/decommissi...
- tempestn 3y agoThat's the full decommissioning process, not the process that would be required to avoid a meltdown.