Environment & Energy

Think. Again.

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2. Luckily...

Sat Jul 12, 2025, 09:07 AM

Jul 12

...by using a combination of the various clean energy techs that are now cheaper than fossil fuel tech, we don't have to locate large nuclear plants in densely populated areas as suggested by the OP and can simply place them where the risk to people of accidents at the plant (or during transport of the radioactive fuels) will be reduced.

More populated communities can use a mix of solar, wind, and energy storage, while heavy-load industries such as data processing (yuck), steel and concrete industries, etc, can be located outside of the residential areas to take advantage of the heavy energy output of nuclear.

We're gonna need every tool in our belt to overcome the incredibly careless greed of the fossil fuel industry.

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Please, in my backyard... [View all] NNadir Jul 12 OP

Even a blind nut can find a squirrel occasionally. nt eppur_se_muova Jul 12 #1

Luckily... Think. Again. Jul 12 #2

Solar and wind are useless short lived garbage dependent on fossil fuels, NNadir Jul 12 #3

Unfortunately... Think. Again. Jul 12 #4

We don't HAVE to have solar and wind because obviously, during episodes of Dunkleflaute we clearly don't have them. NNadir Jul 12 #5

As I clearly wrote... Think. Again. Jul 12 #6

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Oh dear, I don't mean to embarrass you... Think. Again. Jul 12 #8

I'm hardly embarrassed. In general, people offering nonsense fail to perceive that it is nonsense. There's a... NNadir Jul 12 #9

i don't know why I bother OKIsItJustMe Jul 12 #10

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Total net electricity generation in Germany in week 45 2024 OKIsItJustMe Jul 13 #16

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