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Phrak
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I'm posting this in the Politics & World Affairs folder.
Stress on World Affairs; not politics.Carbon energy sources will peak in 2017, 2030 or one hundred years from now. Probable closer to the first than the last. This will put a strain on the demand for the life styles to which we have become accustomed. We will demand cheaper energy, and governments will respond. In bulk, this will not be delivered in the form of windmills and solar cells. We should look forward to more nuclear power plants, and a lot of them.
In order to meet this demand, a great effort will be required by government to convince the majority of us as to the wisdom of this.
It seems a good time to discuss safety now, rather than after the propaganda hits the fan.
What is the current state of technology in processing and sequestering waste (say, ten times as much as today), and safety in operation?
Stress on World Affairs; not politics.Carbon energy sources will peak in 2017, 2030 or one hundred years from now. Probable closer to the first than the last. This will put a strain on the demand for the life styles to which we have become accustomed. We will demand cheaper energy, and governments will respond. In bulk, this will not be delivered in the form of windmills and solar cells. We should look forward to more nuclear power plants, and a lot of them.
In order to meet this demand, a great effort will be required by government to convince the majority of us as to the wisdom of this.
It seems a good time to discuss safety now, rather than after the propaganda hits the fan.
What is the current state of technology in processing and sequestering waste (say, ten times as much as today), and safety in operation?