Re:Nuclear energy is a vital part of solving the climate crisis
by ghostly_s on Friday November 08, 2019 @11:37AM
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Yes, they've been touting these for 15 years now and still don't have any plans for a prototype. The nuclear industry always seems to have some game-changing innovation just around the corner. I'm all for aggressively funding the research, but these new designs are all hypothetical, not existing solutions.
Re:Nuclear energy is a vital part of solving the climate crisis
by dobleboble on Friday November 08, 2019 @11:45AM
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There are plans to build a prototype but the Trump administration blocked them: https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/a25728221/te...
Re:Nuclear energy is a vital part of solving the climate crisis
by ghostly_s on Friday November 08, 2019 @12:45PM
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Right, hence, no current plans for a prototype.
Re:Nuclear energy is a vital part of solving the climate crisis
by dobleboble on Friday November 08, 2019 @01:08PM
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The plans are made and ready to go as soon as a president who isn't loyal to the fossil fuel industry is in office. This technology could literally save our species and the planet and it got spiked to protect dinosaur industries. You can watch the documentary "Inside Bill's Brain" on Netflix for more information, specifically episode 3.
Terrapower is one of Bill Gate’s active developments. There are immense amounts of depleted uranium that the gov thinks is waste sitting in fields. Terrapower can build nuclear reactors that can run and power the entirety of the US for 100 years. You’re right that most nuclear reactors haven’t made significant improvements which is why they’ve made considerable technological advancements for example no human operators (use AI like google to run their entire facilities) and liquid metal instead of water and disaster proof. Watch this documentary for more insight!