Re:All Applications for Nuclear Energy at COP26 Rejected
by creato on Sunday October 31, 2021 @02:42AM
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Nuclear power plants can load follow: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Load_following_power_plant#Nuc...
This idea that they can't is a weird meme in internet forums. The reason they don't is primarily economic, not technical.
Re:All Applications for Nuclear Energy at COP26 Rejected
by yodacola on Sunday October 31, 2021 @02:41AM
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The whole reason why nuclear energy is not because it technically is inferior, but, rather, the NIMBY mentality of nuclear energy at large. Many people see the consequences of mishandled nuclear energy and immediately see this as a eventual reality for all nuclear plants.
Re:All Applications for Nuclear Energy at COP26 Rejected
by kergonath on Sunday October 31, 2021 @03:00AM
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We suck at risk assessment. We fret about radiation whilst fossil fuelled power plants have been releasing radionuclides and particles in the open air for about a century.
Re:All Applications for Nuclear Energy at COP26 Rejected
by tonypace on Sunday October 31, 2021 @11:43AM
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Coal based irradiation is slow and wide. It does not have the potential to render a concentrated area semi-permanently uninhabitable. There is nothing irrational about watching a relatable peer's life investment crash to a value of zero and deciding you want none of that kind of risk.
The basic nuclear value proposition is [negligible fuel -> enough energy to power a country]. We should be exploring the options, vigorously. There will be less pollution than the alternatives where [large amounts of stuff -> enough energy to power part of a country].