Re:Safety of Nuclear Energy
by earthboundkid on Thursday September 30, 2021 @04:04PM
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Yeah, I can believe that humans can safely operate a nuclear power plant for fifty years, maybe even one hundred, but when your plan is for humans to run the plant indefinitely, you sort of have to take into account that people will eventually get sloppy, take shortcuts, say 'hey, this always worked out before, relax', etc. and meanwhile you run into various blackswan low probability events…
Nuclear: a good bridge technology; a terrible long term strategy!
The issue of renewable energy storage is significant, but look to be easier to solve than how to make nuclear energy cost effective and safe.