Coming up on Nov 26
Added 2022-11-23 15:37:14 +0000 UTCI like to talk about nuclear power. This isn't new. New is that people actually listen to what I say. The renaissance of nuclear power has pushed forward technology development again, in particular when it comes to dealing with nuclear waste. How much nuclear waste is there, how much of a problem is it, and what can we do with it? On Saturday we'll look into it.
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Great discussion and very enlightening. However, I also think itβs a moot point. From a macro perspective, the real challenge with nuclear power is not the technical risks with either generating power or disposing of the waste - its the massive capital costs and construction lead times for new facilities. Until regulatory attitudes change, it simply takes too long to bring new nuclear generating capacity online to provide any practical benefit. And even with the most optimistic assumptions about how we can recycle and safely store waste, the total equivalent lifecycle cost of nuclear power per kW is no longer competitive with the cost of renewables (even if you include the cost of grid-scale energy storage in the capital cost of intermittent renewable sources). So while I agree that the risks of nuclear energy are greatly exaggerated and we have the technology to make it a safe and reliable source of base load power, I think itβs too little too late β¦ there are just better alternatives.
2022-11-27 01:16:04 +0000 UTCGive it to Elon Musk?
D Brown
2022-11-26 02:25:44 +0000 UTC
