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3. So, stick with the old nuclear fantasy of "clean energy".

Reply to NNadir (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 22, 2025, 03:59 PM

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Unless you consider radioactive site contamination "dirty". Unless uranium mine tailings "destroying wilderness" bothers you. Unless you consider the cost of managing radioactive waste forever. Unless you consider the political reality that large scale nuclear has been branded unsafe and won't be accepted by the public at large. NIMBY for wind poer happens because people like Trump don't like the look of wind turbines. NIMBY for nuclear power happens because people don't feel safe.

There is no ideal energy solution, but the growth of renewable energy to industrial scale may be our best hope for low emissions and lowest environmental impact.

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Electricity from Wind turbines can be used to produce Hydrogen which can produce heat. thought crime Tuesday #1

I have no use for hydrogen fantasies since I am aware of the laws of thermodynamics. NNadir Wednesday #2

So, stick with the old nuclear fantasy of "clean energy". thought crime Wednesday #3