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Re:Google Funding Construction of Seven U.S. Nuclear Reactors by petre on Monday October 14, 2024 @03:36PM (#41841051)
> Nuclear is absolutely necessary to complete the clean energy transition, but is it really an either-or with solar and wind?

Pretty much. If a major volcano goes off up and darkens the sky with clouds and high winds make wind farms unsafe to operate, then nuclear is probably our only reliable power source left. It's not like there weren't multiple ice ages and warming events in the history of our planet.

There is a reason sailboats were obsoleted by the steam engine: it could tug forward in windless waters and stll make it fast enough to deliver the mail.

For energy we obviously need all the options available.

Re:Google Funding Construction of Seven U.S. Nuclear Reactors by mistrial9 on Monday October 14, 2024 @03:49PM (#41841179)
which is why no sailboats exist today....
Re:Google Funding Construction of Seven U.S. Nuclear Reactors by petre on Monday October 14, 2024 @04:15PM (#41841451)
They're mostly used for recreational sailing or racing and are also equipped with an engine (diesel or electric sail drive) for maneuvers and in case there's no wind.
Re:Google Funding Construction of Seven U.S. Nuclear Reactors by mistrial9 on Monday October 14, 2024 @07:26PM (#41843286)
just one counter-example proves that statement wrong.
Re:Google Funding Construction of Seven U.S. Nuclear Reactors by asdf000333 on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @05:48PM (#41853463)
The above comment didn't say that sailboats don't exist.