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From: The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2025 12:28:34 +0000
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On 11/01/2025 11:47, D wrote:
> 
> 
> On Thu, 9 Jan 2025, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> 
>> On 09/01/2025 16:16, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
>>> First of all, The Natural Philosopher seems to be ignoring the costs 
>>> (and
>>> paranoia) of storing the spent nukes safely.
>>>
>> There are no high costs. Only political campaigning...
>>
>>> Second, it seems to me that the "renewables" would still be useful to 
>>> "fill in
>>> the gaps" in service. But here I'll stop.
>> With nuclear, there are no 'gaps that need filling'. Or if there are, 
>> intermittent renewables cannot be relied upon to fill them
> 
> Let me add here that all nuclear waste is not created the same. The vast 
> majority of nuclear waste can be safely disposed of within a few 100 
> years. I think it's perhaps 1% or at most 5% that must be stored safely 
> for thousands of years.
> 
> When this is discussed, you never hear about this distinction.
> 
> Also note that modern reactors currently in research stage, can be 
> fueled by old nuclear waste which is very economical and very 
> environmentally friendly.
> 
> Ergo... we have all science and technology to solve the entire energy 
> problem of the human race. The only thing preventing us is politicians 
> and emotional arguments.

+1

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