Re:Experts Urge U.S. To Continue Support for Nuclear Fusion ...
by sandworm101 on Friday December 14, 2018 @02:41PM
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China's approach to nuclear isn;t just environmentalism. It is largely a national pride project. Fission is an area of science that china knows it can excel in because, frankly, the west isn't doing much. I applaud china's efforts. I think we need fission energy. But I worry national pride isn't reason enough to maintain the program indefinitely. Coal prices are dropping. Will china continue to roll out fission reactors if/when coal falls off the price cliff?
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Re:Experts Urge U.S. To Continue Support for Nuclear Fusion ...
by devy on Friday December 14, 2018 @02:48PM
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> It is largely a national pride project
It's much less a pride than a survival instinct. Just think about it, Beijing was under siege of heavy smog for over a decade by now. If Washington D.C. was like that for since Trump became the president, would he still advocate coal?