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Bloomberg Opinion writer. Elected "top neoliberal shill" of 2018. Occasionally posts anime gifs.

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    Noah Smith‏Verified account @Noahpinion Oct 16

    Noah Smith Retweeted Steven Pinker

    I hope this works.https://twitter.com/sapinker/status/1052215972554309632 …

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    Steven PinkerVerified account @sapinker
    Explanation of 4th generation nuclear power: Next-gen nuclear is coming, if we want it https://grist.org/article/next-gen-nuclear-is-coming-if-we-want-it/ … via @grist
    8:40 AM - 16 Oct 2018
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      2. Daniel Bachler‏ @DanyX23 Oct 16
        Replying to @Noahpinion

        Gen 4 molten salt reactors are an interesting concept but I very much doubt that they will still be economically competitive with other clean forms of energy if and when they solved the very hard problem of corrosion with high temperature salt

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      3. Run the Joules‏ @Twonius Oct 16
        Replying to @DanyX23 @Noahpinion

        One thing that makes me skeptical is they're shooting for a moving price target. Where will renewables + storage prices be in 12-20 years when these things are being built out at scale?

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      1. Rudy Gabagooliani‏ @GurdCarm Oct 16
        Replying to @Noahpinion

        It’s unfortunate that Obama closed Yucca Mountain because of NIMBYism

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      1. Steve Foster‏ @SteveFost Oct 16
        Replying to @Noahpinion

        No novel nuclear design will ever work commercially if we remain afraid of it and government over-regulates it accordingly. Unjustified fear is the biggest problem and the toughest to fix, IMHO. Some have been unearthing how we got here, eg.https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelshellenberger/2018/06/11/if-nuclear-power-is-so-safe-why-are-we-so-afraid-of-it/#e5384f663859 …

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      2. 137‏ @number137 Oct 16
        Replying to @Noahpinion

        AFAIS is the problem with nuclear energy not any reactor design but still the waste handling. Waste transmutation to something better to handle (i.e., all to isotopes halflifes in human timeframes) is not in sight anywhere (at least not that I am aware of...)

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      3. 137‏ @number137 Oct 16
        Replying to @number137 @Noahpinion

        also I am a bit sceptical about the initative of nuclear energy operators to cover potentail damage - I suppose it would be reasonable to file for bankruptcy after a wide(r) area accident if the damage exceeds the overall market value

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      2. Kamil Choudhury‏ @kchoudhu Oct 16
        Replying to @Noahpinion

        "Startup" and "nuclear power" Nope.

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      1. Harald‏ @equalitus Oct 16
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        It will work better than fusion power, which only "works" in 0.5 seconds.

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      1. Jack Krull‏ @JDKrull Oct 16
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        No mention of thorium (that I saw) in the article. Or was it implied in the jargon? Or is it turning out to be unrealistic?

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      1. Tuna‏ @Halfpasttuna Oct 16
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        But this scares oil execs and liberals at the same time so will never take off

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      1. ⫷Cody Reisdorf⫸ Merkwürdigliebe &⅋ ⨳‏ @nescientswot Oct 16
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        It's weird that people who think they take climate change seriously dismiss nuclear power.pic.twitter.com/e7ampm3kGU

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      2. Tulsa 1921‏ @daenku32 Oct 16
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        Schedules show ITER beating them to the punch.

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      3. ⫷Cody Reisdorf⫸ Merkwürdigliebe &⅋ ⨳‏ @nescientswot Oct 16
        Replying to @daenku32 @Noahpinion

        Climate change isn't really an “either or” kind of problem. It's more of a “use every possible tool available” kind of problem. ITER will be great, assuming it ever works, but we needed a solution “yesterday” not “tomorrow”.

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