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Re:Major nuclear fusion milestone reached as ‘ignition’ trig... by adrianN on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @01:35PM (#28842561)
With NG you also have to take into account leakage from extraction and transport. Methane is a pretty strong GHG. I've heard that if you take that into account NG is not that much better than coal.
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Re:Major nuclear fusion milestone reached as ‘ignition’ trig... by brightball on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @01:46PM (#28842705)
That makes sense but it seems like a problem that could be addressed if it was focused on.
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Re:Major nuclear fusion milestone reached as ‘ignition’ trig... by blake1 on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @02:02PM (#28842935)
Not really. The equipment to seal wells and pipelines against leaks would cost billions.

We need more generation, but solar is already cheaper than new natural gas built on the leaky network. It makes more economic sense to just overbuild your solar at these prices.

[1] $250mn for a single state: https://apnews.com/article/business-environment-and-nature-c...

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