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Populist Reform of the Democratic Party

Blues Heron

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2. The thing about renewables - they don't need any fuel

Reply to thx64536 (Original post)

Tue Mar 30, 2021, 01:52 PM

Mar 2021

These reactors - not only extremely dangerous - need to be fueled and generate fuel waste. AKA the gift that keeps on giving for thousands of years. So yeah, no thanks.

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Thorium based nuclear power is the best choice for our energy future not wind or solar [View all] thx64536 Mar 2021 OP

Just to note. China is also investing more then $360 billion into renewable energy. CentralMass Mar 2021 #1

The thing about renewables - they don't need any fuel Blues Heron Mar 2021 #2

Agree! Other countries are out pacing us with wind, solar and wave. They aren't talking about PortTack Mar 2021 #8

I think it will be a mix exboyfil Mar 2021 #3

Are nuclear and renewables like wind/solar supposed to be mutually exclusive? kysrsoze Mar 2021 #4

Agree 100% ... batteries as it stands are an expensive solution to intermittency problems Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2021 #6

So did China get these pilot plants up in 2020 as they planned per this 2017 article? Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2021 #5

I call bullshit. He is a con-man, selling hype to people who don't know how a reactor works: DetlefK Mar 2021 #7

They use gas to remove the heat Hokie Mar 2021 #9