Arnold Schwarzenegger hade an obese BMI in competition trim. Outliers does not invalidate a generic measure, they are outliers. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/Arnold_S...
> The risks of nuclear power going critical are far smaller than the benefits from not having to use coal for example. That is a strawman argument. Coal has generally been uneconomical since the advent of combined cycle…
> You're imagining an act of god that does precisely so much damage that the difference between catastrophic failure and a non-event is this one cracked pipe. That was, please note, detected and fixed before failure.…
You can, have a read. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9837910
Which is why I treat my computer as a thin client unless it is in the Dropbox folder. For example, every single line of code is simply a scratchpad if I don't sync it to a remote git instance.
Or Dropbox and choose "online only". For my off site backup I have a computer which syncs everything to local storage. I guess I don't defend against malicious intent or "delete it all" software bugs but that tends to…
You have to differentiate between paid off nuclear plants nearing end of life and new built ones. Take for example Hinkley Point C, that costs €0.15 per kWh for the consumers. How does that compare?…
> “Nuclear reactor design has evolved, but key additional safety features have not been included at Barakah, with the chief executive of Areva, the French nuclear cooperation, comparing the Barakah reactor design to,…
> I'm not really clear what this means? All power plants require financing for their construction cost which is pretty definitionally the market cost of construction. It is hard to finance a plant when you will on…
Is there any public information about the financing? The recent nuclear plants constructed in the west requires something like $5-15B above the market price in subsidies, of course depending on size. Would be…
Of course nothing is forever. But why can't we celebrate the win that BEVs are?
In my experience async drop is a nice to have, not a must. Futures::block_on is good enough for the happy path in low stakes scenarios. When dealing with async operations they tend to end up at a network boundary and…
Through a SPAC after their application to license their design was denied by the NRC, and the responses seem very immature. Does not inspire confidence. https://www.utilitydive.com/news/nrc-denies-oklo-powers-plan...
Locking up capital for 70 to 80 years? Do you know about the time value of money? [1] What you are proposing is FDR and Churchill sitting at the Casablanca Conference at the height of the second world war in 1943 [2]…
I agree the stance is old-fashioned, but nuclear is not the solution in 2023. We correctly attempted it in the 2000s, it did not deliver, lets learn from that experience. Who would finance another Flamanville [1] or…
Exactly as I said. Nuclear was the right choice in the 70s. At that time the climate as a question did not exist, it was only about energy independence. Today the equivalent choice when rebuilding our energy systems are…
I recommend you read the short linked article before making strong statements. > It would be wrong to assume that rich countries have only achieved this by offshoring manufacturing overseas – which would simply mean…
Many advanced economies have decoupled energy use from economic growth. https://ourworldindata.org/energy-gdp-decoupling
>> After 70 years of trying we haven't built an economic traditional nuclear reactor. > Are you saying that was a true statement? As the op, yes. See: The limited liability vs Fukushima cost of at least $150B.…
After 70 years of trying we haven't built an economic traditional nuclear reactor. Even less a breeder. It is like saying we have infinite fossil fuels because we can use renewables to create it from water and air. The…
> transportation which uses up 27.1% of energy in German There is a difference between primary energy and usable energy. An ICE car is 20-30% efficient while BEVs are +90%. Electrifying all transports will vastly lower…
> You don't need to dig to make the diverter. You can also build upwards. And wait years for the soil to settle.
> That's Luddite bullshit. Complete gibberish. I would recommend you to read the guidelines when posting here. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html > The simple fact is that fuel cell cars are also EVs. As a…
Sorry to break it to you, hydrogen or e-fuels definitely have a place in the future for fertilizer, seasonal storage and maritime shipping. For personal vehicles BEVs won nearly 10 years ago. See the "Hydrogen ladder"…
We are not? We are building renewables where the risks all come from the people working on the equipment. Fitting the analogy of airline safety nicely.
Arnold Schwarzenegger hade an obese BMI in competition trim. Outliers does not invalidate a generic measure, they are outliers. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/Arnold_S...
> The risks of nuclear power going critical are far smaller than the benefits from not having to use coal for example. That is a strawman argument. Coal has generally been uneconomical since the advent of combined cycle…
> You're imagining an act of god that does precisely so much damage that the difference between catastrophic failure and a non-event is this one cracked pipe. That was, please note, detected and fixed before failure.…
You can, have a read. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9837910
Which is why I treat my computer as a thin client unless it is in the Dropbox folder. For example, every single line of code is simply a scratchpad if I don't sync it to a remote git instance.
Or Dropbox and choose "online only". For my off site backup I have a computer which syncs everything to local storage. I guess I don't defend against malicious intent or "delete it all" software bugs but that tends to…
You have to differentiate between paid off nuclear plants nearing end of life and new built ones. Take for example Hinkley Point C, that costs €0.15 per kWh for the consumers. How does that compare?…
> “Nuclear reactor design has evolved, but key additional safety features have not been included at Barakah, with the chief executive of Areva, the French nuclear cooperation, comparing the Barakah reactor design to,…
> I'm not really clear what this means? All power plants require financing for their construction cost which is pretty definitionally the market cost of construction. It is hard to finance a plant when you will on…
Is there any public information about the financing? The recent nuclear plants constructed in the west requires something like $5-15B above the market price in subsidies, of course depending on size. Would be…
Of course nothing is forever. But why can't we celebrate the win that BEVs are?
In my experience async drop is a nice to have, not a must. Futures::block_on is good enough for the happy path in low stakes scenarios. When dealing with async operations they tend to end up at a network boundary and…
Through a SPAC after their application to license their design was denied by the NRC, and the responses seem very immature. Does not inspire confidence. https://www.utilitydive.com/news/nrc-denies-oklo-powers-plan...
Locking up capital for 70 to 80 years? Do you know about the time value of money? [1] What you are proposing is FDR and Churchill sitting at the Casablanca Conference at the height of the second world war in 1943 [2]…
I agree the stance is old-fashioned, but nuclear is not the solution in 2023. We correctly attempted it in the 2000s, it did not deliver, lets learn from that experience. Who would finance another Flamanville [1] or…
Exactly as I said. Nuclear was the right choice in the 70s. At that time the climate as a question did not exist, it was only about energy independence. Today the equivalent choice when rebuilding our energy systems are…
I recommend you read the short linked article before making strong statements. > It would be wrong to assume that rich countries have only achieved this by offshoring manufacturing overseas – which would simply mean…
Many advanced economies have decoupled energy use from economic growth. https://ourworldindata.org/energy-gdp-decoupling
>> After 70 years of trying we haven't built an economic traditional nuclear reactor. > Are you saying that was a true statement? As the op, yes. See: The limited liability vs Fukushima cost of at least $150B.…
After 70 years of trying we haven't built an economic traditional nuclear reactor. Even less a breeder. It is like saying we have infinite fossil fuels because we can use renewables to create it from water and air. The…
> transportation which uses up 27.1% of energy in German There is a difference between primary energy and usable energy. An ICE car is 20-30% efficient while BEVs are +90%. Electrifying all transports will vastly lower…
> You don't need to dig to make the diverter. You can also build upwards. And wait years for the soil to settle.
> That's Luddite bullshit. Complete gibberish. I would recommend you to read the guidelines when posting here. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html > The simple fact is that fuel cell cars are also EVs. As a…
Sorry to break it to you, hydrogen or e-fuels definitely have a place in the future for fertilizer, seasonal storage and maritime shipping. For personal vehicles BEVs won nearly 10 years ago. See the "Hydrogen ladder"…
We are not? We are building renewables where the risks all come from the people working on the equipment. Fitting the analogy of airline safety nicely.