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I just tried deleting my account. Which isn't possible, counter to best practice and even many data privacy laws (not in california I guess). But I'm logging out and using a new ac…

No more dissent. Got it. I would encourage a ban. I will just make another account. I get that I should reduce some of the "flame war" stuff but I think this is one-sided.

Bullshit argument. How would such a cleanup even work? The claim that the Fukushima clean up is excessive is completely pulled out of someones ass. What would be the rationale? You…

The Chinese ramp up in nuclear power is fairly decent. Give them time. Unfortunately I don't think they will have more luck in terms of safety, rather the opposite... The Fukushima…

And most of them are not a commercial reality or viable option for at least a decade or so...

The group-think around nuclear power on HN is indistinguishable from religious fervor and doesn't agree with average public opinions in any countries I know of. Certainly not Germa…

That "minor nuclear incident" required a clean up that still isn't finished and already ran up a tab of about a trillion Dollars. Pro-nuclear propaganda tries to focus on "only" on…

"Flexible generation" also means coal and gas... So it is not an elusive technology. Neither are hydro power plants which can be varied in their output.

Nuclear power projects are not just over-budget, they start off with a budget of a couple of billions, whereas individual solar or wind power projects are way smaller and therefor …

To be in favor of nuclear power you need to ignore the fat tail risk structure. And nuclear power proponents are using plenty of lies. Like the one where the only alternative to nu…

Once you do any of the sort, nuclear power loses the rest of its cost advantage (if there is any to begin with).

Most dams carry way more risk and way higher benefits.

Because nuclear power projects are never finished on time and within budget. Partly for political reasons (as in: People really don't like it), partly because engineers suck at est…

Bullshit. Germany is still a decade or two away from needing energy storage to even out renewable power peaks. Until then, all the capacity provided by renewable sources reduces th…

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Of course running below maximum output drives up cost. Are you disagreeing with basic math? Consumption of fuel is not the main cost of a nuclear power plant, and even if you shut …

How is it immaterial to build twice as many nuclear power plants as necessary instead of using energy storage? You'd have to believe battery storage is way more expensive than an i…

You can't prove a long term trend via short term observation. That's kindergarden level...

My point is actually that the risk of coal is calculable and the risk of nuclear is not. And if you provide any estimate, it is most certainly wrong, because it is based on false a…

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I don't believe people are special.

You're still lying about the alternatives to nuclear power. You are still underestimating the impact of a nuclear disaster. You are still underestimating the risk of a nuclear disa…

Those voices just weren't there and it is plenty easy and convenient to say "I was concerned way before everybody else knew of the problem."

Your arguments are fueled by a lack of understanding. Ramping down renewables is lots faster and easier. The stability argument is just populistic bullshit. Plausible on the surfac…

In practice you don't. Nobody wants to transition to renewables over night. And so far it works quite well.