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Originally Posted by redpoint5

People are lazy. If there were a "Fight global warming" $10 fee that you had to opt out of on the utility bill, probably 90% of people would just pay it. If you had to opt in to pay the fee, 90% wouldn't.

Why doesn't it obey Pareto's Principle, the 80/20 Rule?


"Project Dilithium": US Military Eyes Mini Nuclear Reactors For Remote Deployments
by Tyler Durden Tue, 01/29/2019 - 20:35
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-...te-deployments

Enter "Project Dilithium" - the Army's latest stab at a portable nuclear reactor, which should fit on a truck and a C-17 aircraft, set up in under 72 hours, and be able to provide up to 10 megawatts of power for three years without refueling. The reactor - weighing in at under 40 tons, must also be able to be disassembled within a week. Oh, and it's got to be meltdown-proof.

"Energy usage during contingency operations will likely increase significantly over the next few decades," reads the proposal request. "The modern operational space has amplified the need for alternative energy sources to enable mobility in forward land based and maritime military operations."
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The idea to deploy nuclear reactors in the field is not new. In 1954, the Army Corps of Engineers launched the Nuclear Power Program, during which they deployed several types and sizes of nuclear reactors from Alaska to the Panama Canal. While all of them functioned well with no issues, the Army abandoned the project amid the incredibly low cost of oil and an existing infrastructure to supply it.