First new U.S. nuclear reactor since 2016 is now in operation

Re:First new U.S. nuclear reactor since 2016 is now in opera... by Manuel_D on Thursday December 28, 2023 @01:17PM (#38796536)

> I hope I don't have to explain how many non-nuclear powered ahip [sic] we have, do I?

And again, how many of those are using hydrogen, ammonia, or synthetic methane?

> We also way more experience in creating sythetic fuels, and using electrolysis to create hydrogen out of sea water (green hydrogen).

Absolutely not. Almost all synthetic fuels is using biomass as an input, which does not scale. And only tiny, tiny fraction of hydrogen is produced in a carbon neutral manner. Less than 0.05%: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_hydrogen

Again, if these are solved problem, show me the fleet of ships powered by hydrogen, ammonia, or synthetic methane.

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Re:First new U.S. nuclear reactor since 2016 is now in opera... by mpweiher on Thursday December 28, 2023 @04:38PM (#38799012)

I love the double standard!

Nuclear technology: if it isn't exactly the same thing we need, no matter how close, it doesn't exist.

Hydrogen etc.: we have a rough analogy and no real way of getting from there to here, therefore it is proven technology.

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