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Gwypaas

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    Comment #37859328

    Arnold Schwarzenegger hade an obese BMI in competition trim. Outliers does not invalidate a generic measure, they are outliers. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/…

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    Comment #37858912

    Is not this common knowledge? It works for population measures and mostly everyone not exercising at a very high level. In other words, 9x% percent of the population can not excuse…

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    Comment #37830777

    > The risks of nuclear power going critical are far smaller than the benefits from not having to use coal for example. That is a strawman argument. Coal has generally been uneconom…

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    Comment #37829612

    > You're imagining an act of god that does precisely so much damage that the difference between catastrophic failure and a non-event is this one cracked pipe. That was, please note…

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    Comment #37641534

    You can, have a read. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9837910

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    Comment #37627131

    Which is why I treat my computer as a thin client unless it is in the Dropbox folder. For example, every single line of code is simply a scratchpad if I don't sync it to a remote g…

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    Comment #37627076

    Or Dropbox and choose "online only". For my off site backup I have a computer which syncs everything to local storage. I guess I don't defend against malicious intent or "delete it…

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    Comment #37615643

    You have to differentiate between paid off nuclear plants nearing end of life and new built ones. Take for example Hinkley Point C, that costs €0.15 per kWh for the consumers. How …

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    Comment #37612857

    > “Nuclear reactor design has evolved, but key additional safety features have not been included at Barakah, with the chief executive of Areva, the French nuclear cooperation, comp…

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    Comment #37612113

    https://www.lazard.com/research-insights/2023-levelized-cost... > The same argument according to which solar panels and such will become cheaper as demand increases (because of eco…

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    Comment #37612089

    > I'm not really clear what this means? All power plants require financing for their construction cost which is pretty definitionally the market cost of construction. It is hard to…

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    Comment #37611953

    > Not to mention nuclear is also the safest technology out there so far (read up stats on the deaths per each technology, per megawatt) Let's remove all laws where the public bear …

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    Comment #37611937

    With reduced safety features that would not be acceptable in the west. Then sprinkle middle eastern style guest workers and a dictatorship on top. Will not be repeated in the west.…

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    Comment #37611337

    Is there any public information about the financing? The recent nuclear plants constructed in the west requires something like $5-15B above the market price in subsidies, of course…

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    Comment #37608839

    Of course nothing is forever. But why can't we celebrate the win that BEVs are?

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    Comment #37451778

    In my experience async drop is a nice to have, not a must. Futures::block_on is good enough for the happy path in low stakes scenarios. When dealing with async operations they tend…

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    Comment #37356534

    Through a SPAC after their application to license their design was denied by the NRC, and the responses seem very immature. Does not inspire confidence. https://www.utilitydive.com…

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    Comment #37336779

    Locking up capital for 70 to 80 years? Do you know about the time value of money? [1] What you are proposing is FDR and Churchill sitting at the Casablanca Conference at the height…

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    Comment #37335454

    In Sweden the grid connection for off-shore wind farms have been said to be in the 15-30% range of total cost. On the other hand, the question is where the grid ends and a power pl…

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    Comment #37335259

    I agree the stance is old-fashioned, but nuclear is not the solution in 2023. We correctly attempted it in the 2000s, it did not deliver, lets learn from that experience. Who would…

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    Comment #37254450

    Bunker barges/tankers are standard everwhere, although not underway but docked or at anchor. Docking at a certain place simply to bunker just doesn't happen on larger vessels where…

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    Comment #37221385

    Exactly as I said. Nuclear was the right choice in the 70s. At that time the climate as a question did not exist, it was only about energy independence. Today the equivalent choice…

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    Comment #37220676

    Such a success story that their nuclear company, EDF, had to be nationalized and is so indebted that they can not finance new nuclear without state aid. >(Montel) French utility ED…

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    Comment #37151231

    Or simply build adequate infrastructure. Why Canadians Can't Bike in the Winter (but Finnish people can) https://youtu.be/Uhx-26GfCBU