natmaka

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by natmaka 4y ago
The more we obtain uranium (prospecting, mining, milling...), the more we add to the associated carbon footprint. Therefore a sustained growth of installed nuclear capacity (this is your proposition, if I understand correctly) will lead us
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by natmaka 4y ago
This is also true for nuclear. Even France never ceased to burn fossil fuel in order to produce electricity (7 to 10% per year).
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by natmaka 4y ago
It helps by (geographically) spreading production units. https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/180592/european-cooperation-... Underwater electricity links do exist, and many are planned. https://eepublicdown
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by natmaka 4y ago
Some gas turbines can now burn (green) hydrogen. Germany deploys those beasts. https://www.ge.com/gas-power/future-of-energy/hydrogen-fuele...
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by natmaka 4y ago
On the Road to Decarbonisation with Hydrogen: ArcelorMittal (Eisenhüttenstadt plant) https://hydrogen-central.com/on-road-decarbonisation-hydroge...
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by natmaka 4y ago
Indeed. Moreover some modern gas turbines can also 'burn' hydrogen, which will be 'green' (produced thanks to renewables' overproduction).
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by natmaka 4y ago
See also the iron law of bureaucracy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Pournelle#Pournelle's_ir... ... and Putt's Law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putt%27s_Law_and_the_Successfu...
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by natmaka 4y ago
> Nuclear plants probably kill less wildlife and people per delivered kWh than lithium extraction Uranium extraction has not negligible effects. Recent case: https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20230124-french-uranium
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by natmaka 4y ago
Nuclear: there are many ways to estimate the amount of victims (long-term, all ailments...), leading to a huge interval of values. "Fossil fuel or nuclear" is obsolete since renewables became pertinent. Moreover our current capac
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by natmaka 4y ago
The Fukushima case has similar characteristics: https://insidestory.org.au/water-water-everywhere/
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by natmaka 4y ago
The big picture isn't about "nuclear vs. fossil fuel" anymore, it is "nuclear vs. renewables". I write "vs." because we need to tackle the climate challenge as quickly as possible and have limited resourc
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by natmaka 4y ago
Sometimes I sit and think, and then again I just sit. -- An old fisherman
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by natmaka 4y ago
Exactly, the phase-out plan was initially delayed in late 2010: the government decreed a 12-year delay of the schedule. Then something unpleasant happened at Fukushima. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_Ge
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by natmaka 4y ago
This is of paramount importance. Add storage (V2G...) and clean backup (green hydrogen...). https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/180592/european-cooperation-...
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by natmaka 4y ago
Some references: https://twitter.com/AukeHoekstra/status/1557466581185224704
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by natmaka 4y ago
No. The sole closed nuclear plant (Fessenheim) was the oldest one, disputed by neighboring nations Germany and Switzerland (all owning stakes in it!) for seismic-related risks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fessenheim_N
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by natmaka 4y ago
Even if it doesn't leak... France seeks strategy as nuclear waste site risks saturation point. https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/france-seeks-st... Moreover the long-term deposit site (dubbed &#x27
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by natmaka 4y ago
In France approximately 2/3 of the final energy consumed (don't get fooled by statistics expressed upon primary energy, they are misleading) is produced by burning fossil fuels. "In 2008, nuclear power accounted for 16% of fi
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by natmaka 4y ago
In some nations (France being one) recycling is mandatory (save extreme-case exceptions), by law. French ahead: https://factuel.afp.com/le-socle-des-eoliennes-resteront-dan...
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by natmaka 4y ago
The "Asse II" mine case: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asse_II_mine
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by natmaka 4y ago
The "National Association of Marine Laboratories" publishes a Position Paper titled "Scientific opposition to Japan’s planned release of over 1.3 million tons of radioactively contaminated water from the Fukushima-Daiichi Nuc
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by natmaka 4y ago
This may be linked to the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis (?) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_relativity
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by natmaka 4y ago
3. no one read the post, for whatever reason ... may have many quite different causes, such as some unusual activity (much more posts nearly simultaneously published, also "for various reasons"), bug, shadow banning... https:&#x2
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by natmaka 4y ago
Existing pertinent organizations: https://ffii.org/ https://openinfra.dev/
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by natmaka 4y ago
If you liked this interview do not miss J. Ousterhout's broader "Favorite Sayings" ( https://web.stanford.edu/~ouster/cgi-bin/sayings.php )
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by natmaka 4y ago
The Siemens Gamesa way: https://www.siemensgamesa.com/en-int/explore/journal/recycla...
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by natmaka 4y ago
Emacs 'ediff' is quite convenient. https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/ediff/Me...
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by natmaka 4y ago
Even the grid's may benefit from green hydrogen, without any major overhaul: https://www.ge.com/gas-power/future-of-energy/hydrogen-fuele... Also conceptually related (small-scale): https://news.yc
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by natmaka 4y ago
Even the real consequences of the catastrophe are difficult to establish. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl:_Consequences_of_the...
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by natmaka 4y ago
https://www.tvindkraft.dk/en/history/the-first-40-years

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