Nuclear Power Is the Answer to Global and Environmental Energy Woes

Re:Nuclear Power Is the Answer to Global and Environmental E... by UncleEntity on Friday April 21, 2023 @04:43PM (#35659803)

> The whole process is definitely not "carbon-free".

How do you think those windmill parts and solar panels get from the manufacturers to the end users?

I personally don’t see solar and wind able to provide enough energy to electrify an entire nation’s fleet of freight haulers. Nuclear, maybe — assuming they build a bunch of little plants so a truck can “refuel” in the middle Wyoming away from large populations.

Maybe Wyoming isn’t the best example as it’s always windy there but the point stands.

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Re:Nuclear Power Is the Answer to Global and Environmental E... by haweemwho on Friday April 21, 2023 @04:48PM (#35659870)

I did address your first remark in the end of my comment:

> All those factors are usually brought up in detail for things like solar and wind plants. It's just disingenuous not to count them for nuclear power.

I did not talk about how much energy is provided or what to do about freight haulers.

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Re:Nuclear Power Is the Answer to Global and Environmental E... by UncleEntity on Friday April 21, 2023 @05:10PM (#35660229)

I honestly believe that most of the carbon calculations come from the pro-renewable folks to promote whatever pet project they’re on about. Nobody seriously considering building a nuclear power plant is going to care about some “externalities” amortized over its 50-75 year lifetime.

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Re:Nuclear Power Is the Answer to Global and Environmental E... by haweemwho on Friday April 21, 2023 @05:39PM (#35660578)

> I honestly believe that most of the carbon calculations come from the pro-renewable folks to promote whatever pet project they’re on about.

Sounds like reflection to me, if anything.

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