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Re:Nuclear power: Are we too anxious about the risks of radi... by Matumio on Monday September 28, 2020 @05:56AM (#24614910)
One potential alternative to batteries might be to build a couple of towers lifting concrete blocks up and down: https://energyvault.com/#operating-parameters
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Re:Nuclear power: Are we too anxious about the risks of radi... by loufe on Monday September 28, 2020 @02:14PM (#24619641)
My research into this a little while ago showed that this has a very poor energy density to capital cost. There are some other techs like molten salt which are supposed to be better.
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Re:Nuclear power: Are we too anxious about the risks of radi... by dimnsionofsound on Monday September 28, 2020 @01:51PM (#24619365)
I’m not sure this idea is all that they’re marketing it as.

Here’s a video discussing the drawbacks [0], the guy doing the video can be kind of abrasive at times but worth watching/skimming as a counterpoint.

[0]: https://youtu.be/NIhCuzxNvv0

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Re:Nuclear power: Are we too anxious about the risks of radi... by ralphhughes on Monday September 28, 2020 @09:05AM (#24616194)
I'd heard of this as a theory many times before, I didn't know someone had actually built one! Good site too, thanks for the link.
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