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Originally Posted by freebeard
I finally watched the Carl Sagan video. After the mention of efficient cars not being fast or quick, he qualifies support for nuclear power, safe, efficient, no waste and not weapons grade byproducts. ...and then states no suitable fission reactors exist. ....in 1990.
The first proof of concept Thorium reactor was rejected in 1973. He should have known about it.
Here's what I learned when I looked up the date:
https://www.technologyreview.com/201...-four-decades/ |
That's good news but is the US market poisoned against anything nuclear?
Eh, 24 hours with no electricity in the winter will change people's mind.
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