Re:We Are the Threat: Reflections on Near-Term Human Extinction
by newnewpdro on Tuesday February 20, 2018 @02:58AM
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Why bother with the inherently troublesome for timelines on the order of thousands of years when we're already getting solar panels 25%+ efficient and prices low enough to beat coal? It doesn't even require a terribly huge amount of area according to Elon Musk [1].
The Fukushima Daichi crisis is _still_ happening, and I think there's enough known by now about the risks associated with nuclear fission power that it's essentially off the table. [2]
Re:We Are the Threat: Reflections on Near-Term Human Extinction
by pentae on Tuesday February 20, 2018 @12:04PM
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Agreed, however nuclear power from thorium seems like a really promising technology that is much safer than uranium and it seems like only China is pursuing it seriously.
The Fukushima Daichi crisis is _still_ happening, and I think there's enough known by now about the risks associated with nuclear fission power that it's essentially off the table. [2]
[1] https://www.inverse.com/article/34239-how-many-solar-panels-...
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWZIGHv3khE