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FBaggins

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14. Physics - and standing a watch or two on an LA class sub

Reply to GoreWon2000 (Reply #13)

Wed Nov 20, 2024, 03:04 PM

Nov 20

Not saying your father wasn’t in a useful career - just not one that adds to a nuclear power debate.

Oh… and the space shuttle’s hydrogen came from fossil fuels and was “grey” at best. But you can get “green” hydrogen and oxygen from nuclear power if that’s what you want.

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US Unveils Plan to Triple Nuclear Power by 2050 as Demand Soars [View all] FBaggins Nov 12 OP

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Not sure they're going to need to FBaggins Nov 12 #2

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OK, I'm convinced OKIsItJustMe Nov 18 #12

France and China demonstrated that it can be very fast FBaggins Nov 21 #17

EDF seems to have lost their mojo OKIsItJustMe Nov 21 #18

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True enough... but only so much can be done in 25 years FBaggins Nov 13 #5

It could be accomplished quickly if we took the threat of global warming seriously. hunter Nov 13 #6

James Hansen et al: Target atmospheric CO2: Where should humanity aim? OKIsItJustMe Nov 18 #9

Let's see, "Pearl Harbor" some dramatic event to wake people up OKIsItJustMe Nov 18 #11

Nuclear power is not green GoreWon2000 Nov 18 #7

Your engineer father can be forgiven his error FBaggins Nov 18 #8

"greenest non-malthusian path" OKIsItJustMe Nov 18 #10

Your schooling and work credentials on this issue are? GoreWon2000 Nov 20 #13

Physics - and standing a watch or two on an LA class sub FBaggins Nov 20 #14

A minor quibble OKIsItJustMe Nov 20 #15

True enough - I was using it the other way and was too cute FBaggins Nov 21 #16

Physics not comparable to aviation/automotive engineering GoreWon2000 Nov 21 #19