It’s like they think that science happens through happy thoughts and fairy dust and not by employing… you know… actual scientists.
Doing this with minimal regulation and move fast break things ethos was always the plan.
One could wonder if such plans will just split apart…
And I'm skeptical that the plan will survive the political backlash. Rightly or wrongly, no one wants to live next to a reactor that *isn't* regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Just imagine the tv ads...
[1] I'm an odd duck and extremely bullish on fusion and bearish on SMRs, Commonwealth fusion keeps hitting milestones, whereas I haven't heard of any SMRs shipping in any quantity
Kinda shocking we have a power system then, no? :)
"For base-load 24/7 power the only option is nuclear" is false.
"For base-load 24/7 power the cleanest, by far, option w/r/t greenhouse gases is nuclear" is true.
"For base-load 24/7 power the only option is nuclear (as part of the mix)" is nigh-unparsable.
In any case, it's unreasonable to claim I thought the following was false:
For base-load 24/7 power the cleanest, by far, option w/r/t greenhouse gases is nuclear
Nothing in my comment could plausibly indicate it. In fact, my comment says: "Only real argument is "but you need _something_ for base load""
Also in any case, your tone in both cases has robbed us of a positive interaction, in favor of you getting to feel good, but really smug, for 30 seconds after your first comment.
No issues with solar other than international geopolitical ones (where cells are made seems to cause some trade issues). Solar farms seem to be far more dense.
I agree they do not fit into urban environments. And they also do not fit in tourist areas, where people wish to gaze upon unspoiled nature, such as many mountain ranges in the US.
Please don't fulminate. Please don't sneer...
Eschew flamebait.
Please don't use Hacker News for political or ideological battle. It tramples curiosity.
Now, Because Reasons, I must find a good dragon emogi...
Even if given a choice (is that even guaranteed at this point?) some people would chose to fight it, sure. But then you have Starbase, TX that sold their soul to Musk by democratic vote. So there will always be some people who would gladly sell out for anything, including living near a local renegade nuclear reactor, for a chance to make more money.
CGMthrowaway•9mo ago