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Re:Fukushima Reactor: TEPCO robot aims to extract nuclear fuel by natmaka on Tuesday October 08, 2024 @01:55AM (#41774200)
> The failure was humans

Isn't it always true, for such matters?

As we cannot avoid committing errors it seems better to prefer a way without any risk of major accident (very dangerous radioactive things, difficult to cleanup, travelling long-distance thanks to wind, rain...). No wonder renewable sources quickly gain traction.

Re:Fukushima Reactor: TEPCO robot aims to extract nuclear fuel by Dalewyn on Tuesday October 08, 2024 @12:18PM (#41779009)
Characterizing the failure of politicians as a failure of nuclear power is the error in logic I am talking about.
Re:Fukushima Reactor: TEPCO robot aims to extract nuclear fuel by natmaka on Tuesday October 08, 2024 @11:08PM (#41784127)
Refusing to understand that everyone (politician or not) can fail and that if we now can replace something dangerous in case of failure (nuclear) by something new which isn't (renewables), we should do so... is the error in logic I am talking about.
Re:Fukushima Reactor: TEPCO robot aims to extract nuclear fuel by Dalewyn on Tuesday October 08, 2024 @11:49PM (#41784351)
You're essentially arguing that kitchen knives should be banned because a small handful of psychos will murder someone with them.

That isn't how this works.

Re:Fukushima Reactor: TEPCO robot aims to extract nuclear fuel by natmaka on Wednesday October 09, 2024 @02:45AM (#41785168)
No, because we have ne replacement for kitchen knives.

We have a replacement for nuclear: renewables.

Re:Fukushima Reactor: TEPCO robot aims to extract nuclear fuel by Dalewyn on Wednesday October 09, 2024 @03:24AM (#41785366)
Sincerely, please stop talking nonsense.

Renewables can be a complement to other power sources, but to even suggest they can be a "replacement" for nuclear power indicates either naivety or ignorance.

Re:Fukushima Reactor: TEPCO robot aims to extract nuclear fuel by natmaka on Thursday October 10, 2024 @03:54AM (#41796603)
Quantitatively this replacement is already done (renewables produce way more than nuclear) and is running (nuclear produces less and less), right now, nearly everywhere (explore using 'Change country or region'): https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/electricity-fossil-renewa...
Re:Fukushima Reactor: TEPCO robot aims to extract nuclear fuel by teamonkey on Wednesday October 09, 2024 @10:06AM (#41788137)
You cannot separate the human equation from the technology.

As I said: "The big problem with nuclear is not technological, it’s guaranteeing that whoever is responsible for it will be competent, capable and solvent for hundreds of years."