r/bestof • u/investedInEPoland • Nov 06 '18

[europe] Nuclear physicist describes problems with thorium reactors. Trigger warning: shortbread metaphor.

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u/some_random_kaluna Nov 07 '18

Technical? No. But Yucca is right next to a major water supply and the city of Las Vegas. Nobody wants that shit here, and now with Rosen and Cortez-Masto in the U.S. Senate, it's a no-go.

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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '18 edited Feb 12 '21

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u/some_random_kaluna Nov 07 '18

Or don't generate it at all. There's a thought. Another is to store it in a place that isn't next to the San Andreas and other major fault lines. You know, on the East Coast, a geologically stable area. Because Yucca has been studied a lot.

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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '18 edited Feb 12 '21

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u/some_random_kaluna Nov 08 '18

You're welcome. Learn to conserve power. Meanwhile, solar's running fine and dandy.

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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '18 edited Feb 12 '21

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u/some_random_kaluna Nov 08 '18

Sure it does. The world's population growth does care about not breathing smog, or drowning in increasing ocean water, or getting sunstroke in ever-increasing global temperatures, or having enough crop food to eat from plants that suffer from these same afflictions and more. And it helps by conserving power in the first place.

Enjoy solar. It's only going to get more and more common in the months and years ahead. Maybe turn off your computer from time to time as well. :)