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OAITW r.2.0

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9. Right, Nuke is better than coal....

Sat Feb 6, 2021, 02:37 AM

Feb 2021

except if a fuck up happens. C'mon, NNadir, I known you are a proponent of Nuclear power, but if Japan fucked up with Fukishima, do you really think China is going to have a better record over the next 30 years? One earthquake or internal fuckup and we could witness a humanitarian loss that will make us forget about what happened in Japan. I've been to China a dozen times since the 90's and I know what they are capable of...but there is a downside to Chinese nuclear power.

Actually, I am surprised that they are still pushing nuclear power when they are #1 in the world on solar/wind power. Decentralized, labor intensive energy production seems to be more in line with their long term energy strategy and employment goals..

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China opens its 50th nuclear reactor. [View all] NNadir Feb 2021 OP

I certainly wouldn't want to live near a Chinese nuclear plant Rick Rolle Feb 2021 #1

You'd rather live next to a Chinese coal plant, I guess. NNadir Feb 2021 #2

I'd prefer not to live next any power plant Rick Rolle Feb 2021 #3

I see. Would this reluctance extend to eliminating electricity, or is the case... NNadir Feb 2021 #5

I don't get to tell other people where they may, or may not, live. Rick Rolle Feb 2021 #7

I share general sentiments here, but this part ... mr_lebowski Feb 2021 #8

Um, Vermont? NNadir Feb 2021 #10

We've had these discussions many times NNadir and I was only taking issue with one point ... mr_lebowski Feb 2021 #11

They are tearing up pristine wildernesses. The land intensity of so called "renewable energy..." NNadir Feb 2021 #14

1 in 50 chance that there might be a problem. OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2021 #4

Really? 1 in 50? How so? There is a 100% chance that the coal plants in China will kill people. NNadir Feb 2021 #6

Right, Nuke is better than coal.... OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2021 #9

Really, "if a fuck up happens?" NNadir Feb 2021 #13

On the lighter side, there has to be a joke about working at the TexasTowelie Feb 2021 #12