Two of our "dependable" nuclear energy plants are not producing any electricity. Thank goodness the sun is shining, the wind is blowing, and electricity can be stored chemically in batteries though so we'll be okay. https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/event-status/reactor-status/ps.html
@GreenFire
I want to know why we don’t have thorium reactors on line today? 🙄
I’ve been reading about them for 30 years, the US experimented with them during WWII, choosing uranium instead cause of The Bomb. Plus thousands of barrels of nuclear waste radioactive for 10k years or something like that. 😶 Thorium by all reports is safe. China has one. An article last summer said DOE was starting a test reactor. IMO, we need to get this done sooner than later.
@Huntn00
I am a much bigger fan of producing power close to where it will be used instead of propping up big corporations so that they can profit off of people providing essential products personally.
@GreenFire what do you have in mind? For thorium, there are reports that smaller reactors could be produced for use at more local areas. As I see it there would be the Feds, State or corporations until we can advance beyond the latter, another topic for a rousing discussion. 😊 why no Thorium? Very possible the #PetroIIndustrialComplex Congress has been in their pockets forever.
@Huntn00
Not all of our power can be provided by solar panels on rooftops and covering parking lots so there will have to be companies producing power from wind turbines and such too despite my earlier reply, but there is plenty of that so I don't see any need to subsidize the nuclear energy industry.
I would much rather focus on deploying the technologies that are now available in order to more quickly decarbonize.
@GreenFire I’m not against that but it would have to be affordable. I examined and rejected solar panels because of associated complications. A huge investment, you had better stay put for 20 years, or as is you’ll likely eat your investment. I may be moving in 5yr. Significant govt involvement needed imo or many home owners won’t be able to afford them.
