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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In addition to what has already been said to correct OP’s gross misconceptions, I’ll simply offer the that there is no realistic way to reduce carbon emissions in our country without a major expansion of nuclear power generation. If you actually care about climate change, there’s no other choice. I’m a nuclear engineer, and I will try to answer what questions you may have. [/quote] This just isn’t true but not surprised it is a nuclear engineer saying so.[/quote] I expected that. I make a decent income as a nuclear engineer, I make about $160,000. the truth is I like my work, but I am not wed to it. There are a lot of other things I would like to try as a third career. if my industry were to disappear overnight, I would be very happy going in an entirely different direction, even for a lot less money. I would actually like to try teaching. What I’m trying to say is that I have some degree of familiarity and experience and knowledge with this issue, but I’m not personally as biased as you would assume. And, furthermore, my investment earnings outpace my job earnings. What I am saying on this topic is that nuclear energy generation is the only realistic and affordable option that the world has at the moment for a large scale, carbon free power generation. Solar and wind only look competitive when you ignore the fact that they are not able to scale up to cover a significant part of the demand without massive energy storage capabilities to smooth their production curves. That means almost unfathomable levels of battery or some other type of storage, which would significantly increase the overall costs to deliver that power to the grid 24 hours a day. That’s why, in a nutshell they are not realistic. It’s also why, despite the massive subsidies and incentives that they are receiving, the US continues to extract and burn more fossil fuels every single year. Not only are we not solving the problem, we aren’t even slowing it down. We are extracting and burning more carbon than ever before in human history and it continues to rise. [/quote]
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