Should states invest in nuclear energy?

Word Wizard | Heroic Unstoppable!
 
more |
XBL:
PSN:
Steam: WordWizard
ID: Sly Instict
IP: Logged

2,686 posts
 
Are there any better alternatives?


Septy | Mythic Inconceivable!
 
more |
XBL: DarkestSeptagon
PSN: Fallfav
Steam:
ID: Septy
IP: Logged

12,027 posts
See you Cowgirl,
Someday, somewhere
Nuclear is the ultimate power source for the future.


Winy | Legendary Invincible!
 
more |
XBL: Phasenectar
PSN:
Steam:
ID: Winy
IP: Logged

3,164 posts
 
Isn't there a problem with nuclear waste disposal right now? Like, scientists and engineers haven't really figured out the best method of getting rid of it? Nuclear power isn't something I read into a lot.


XBL:
PSN: ModernLocust
Steam:
ID: SecondClass
IP: Logged

30,022 posts
"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably."
โ€”Judge Aaron Satie
โ€”โ€”Carmen
No, states should invest in renewable energy. The future will inevitably be based around wind, solar, and geothermal energy. No sense delaying that.


Mordo | Mythic Invincible!
 
more |
XBL:
PSN:
Steam:
ID: Madman Mordo
IP: Logged

7,249 posts
emigrate or degenerate. the choice is yours
At this point, no not really. The idea that the developed nations let alone the entire world can sustain itself solely on solar, wind and hydro power is a fucking fantasy.

I have no doubt we'll find an effective means of disposing waste material in the next couple decades.


Word Wizard | Heroic Unstoppable!
 
more |
XBL:
PSN:
Steam: WordWizard
ID: Sly Instict
IP: Logged

2,686 posts
 
At this point, no not really. The idea that the developed nations let alone the entire world can sustain itself solely on solar, wind and hydro power is a fucking fantasy.

I have no doubt we'll find an effective means of disposing waste material in the next couple decades.

So you think nuclear energy is the way to go?


Mordo | Mythic Invincible!
 
more |
XBL:
PSN:
Steam:
ID: Madman Mordo
IP: Logged

7,249 posts
emigrate or degenerate. the choice is yours
At this point, no not really. The idea that the developed nations let alone the entire world can sustain itself solely on solar, wind and hydro power is a fucking fantasy.

I have no doubt we'll find an effective means of disposing waste material in the next couple decades.

So you think nuclear energy is the way to go?
I don't think it's infallible, but in comparison to the alternatives it's the most viable option, yes.
Last Edit: December 27, 2015, 03:34:35 PM by TR8-T0R


Word Wizard | Heroic Unstoppable!
 
more |
XBL:
PSN:
Steam: WordWizard
ID: Sly Instict
IP: Logged

2,686 posts
 
No, states should invest in renewable energy. The future will inevitably be based around wind, solar, and geothermal energy. No sense delaying that.
Are these processes not capable of being accomplished concurrently?  I'm not really up on the efficency of renewable energy, but do you have a reason as to why nuclear shouldn't be done?


Assassin 11D7 | Mythic Inconceivable!
 
more |
XBL: Assassin 11D7
PSN:
Steam:
ID: Assassin 11D7
IP: Logged

10,059 posts
"flaming nipple chops"-Your host, the man they call Ghost.

To say, 'nothing is true', is to realize that the foundations of society are fragile, and that we must be the shepherds of our own civilization. To say, 'everything is permitted', is to understand that we are the architects of our actions, and that we must live with their consequences, whether glorious or tragic.
Thorium nuclear reactors are supposed to be more clean than current ones, but they still produce some waste of course. There's not much better at the moment. Solar cooks birds in larger numbers than they can count, wind also kills plenty of birds too, and I'm pretty sure the rest isn't efficient.


Septy | Mythic Inconceivable!
 
more |
XBL: DarkestSeptagon
PSN: Fallfav
Steam:
ID: Septy
IP: Logged

12,027 posts
See you Cowgirl,
Someday, somewhere
Isn't there a problem with nuclear waste disposal right now? Like, scientists and engineers haven't really figured out the best method of getting rid of it? Nuclear power isn't something I read into a lot.
Nuclear Fusion doesn't produce any waste


Winy | Legendary Invincible!
 
more |
XBL: Phasenectar
PSN:
Steam:
ID: Winy
IP: Logged

3,164 posts
 
Isn't there a problem with nuclear waste disposal right now? Like, scientists and engineers haven't really figured out the best method of getting rid of it? Nuclear power isn't something I read into a lot.
Nuclear Fusion doesn't produce any waste
But we use fission right now, correct? That does produce waste, doesn't it?


Septy | Mythic Inconceivable!
 
more |
XBL: DarkestSeptagon
PSN: Fallfav
Steam:
ID: Septy
IP: Logged

12,027 posts
See you Cowgirl,
Someday, somewhere
Isn't there a problem with nuclear waste disposal right now? Like, scientists and engineers haven't really figured out the best method of getting rid of it? Nuclear power isn't something I read into a lot.
Nuclear Fusion doesn't produce any waste
But we use fission right now, correct? That does produce waste, doesn't it?
Yes, Fusion is starting to make progress. A reactor just went online a few weeks ago.


Winy | Legendary Invincible!
 
more |
XBL: Phasenectar
PSN:
Steam:
ID: Winy
IP: Logged

3,164 posts
 
Isn't there a problem with nuclear waste disposal right now? Like, scientists and engineers haven't really figured out the best method of getting rid of it? Nuclear power isn't something I read into a lot.
Nuclear Fusion doesn't produce any waste
But we use fission right now, correct? That does produce waste, doesn't it?
Yes, Fusion is starting to make progress. A reactor just went online a few weeks ago.
Oh, that's good.


 
Naru
| The Tide Caller
 
more |
XBL: Naru No Baka
PSN:
Steam: The Tide Caller
ID: GasaiYuno
IP: Logged

18,501 posts
The Rage....
we just need a way to get rid of the waste instead of storing it underground.


Turkey | Mythic Inconceivable!
 
more |
XBL: Viva Redemption
PSN: HurtfulTurkey
Steam: HurtfulTurkey
ID: HurtfulTurkey
IP: Logged

8,077 posts
 
Isn't there a problem with nuclear waste disposal right now? Like, scientists and engineers haven't really figured out the best method of getting rid of it? Nuclear power isn't something I read into a lot.

Nah it's super easy, relatively speaking. Some can be recycled, and the rest is encased in concrete and buried in dirt. Having a few sites for disposal is infinitely better than having millions of tons of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
Last Edit: December 27, 2015, 05:13:58 PM by The Turkey Awakens


Winy | Legendary Invincible!
 
more |
XBL: Phasenectar
PSN:
Steam:
ID: Winy
IP: Logged

3,164 posts
 
Isn't there a problem with nuclear waste disposal right now? Like, scientists and engineers haven't really figured out the best method of getting rid of it? Nuclear power isn't something I read into a lot.
Nah it's super easy, relatively speaking. Some can be recycled, and the rest is encased in concrete and buried in dirt. Having a few sites for disposal is infinitely better than having millions of tons of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
Ah, but why do I hear about nuclear waste disposal being problematic so frequently? Like, it was even talked about somewhat in my Natural Resource Conservation class last semester.


Turkey | Mythic Inconceivable!
 
more |
XBL: Viva Redemption
PSN: HurtfulTurkey
Steam: HurtfulTurkey
ID: HurtfulTurkey
IP: Logged

8,077 posts
 
Isn't there a problem with nuclear waste disposal right now? Like, scientists and engineers haven't really figured out the best method of getting rid of it? Nuclear power isn't something I read into a lot.
Nah it's super easy, relatively speaking. Some can be recycled, and the rest is encased in concrete and buried in dirt. Having a few sites for disposal is infinitely better than having millions of tons of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
Ah, but why do I hear about nuclear waste disposal being problematic so frequently? Like, it was even talked about somewhat in my Natural Resource Conservation class last semester.

Really? I mean, at face-value it doesn't sound ideal, but there haven't been any notable instances of contamination or theft from disposal sites.
Last Edit: December 27, 2015, 09:31:38 PM by The Turkey Awakens


 
DAS B00T x2
| Cultural Appropriator
 
more |
XBL:
PSN:
Steam:
ID: DAS B00T x2
IP: Logged

37,630 posts
This is not the greatest sig in the world, no. This is just a tribute.
Isn't there a problem with nuclear waste disposal right now? Like, scientists and engineers haven't really figured out the best method of getting rid of it? Nuclear power isn't something I read into a lot.
Nah it's super easy, relatively speaking. Some can be recycled, and the rest is encased in concrete and buried in dirt. Having a few sites for disposal is infinitely better than having millions of tons of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
Ah, but why do I hear about nuclear waste disposal being problematic so frequently? Like, it was even talked about somewhat in my Natural Resource Conservation class last semester.
Because hippy liberal agenda and cultural marxist universities.


๐Ÿ Aria ๐Ÿ”ฎ | Mythic Inconceivable!
 
more |
XBL:
PSN:
Steam:
ID: D4C
IP: Logged

10,560 posts
His eyebrows sparkling, his white beard hangs down to his chest. The thatched mats, spread outside his chise, spread softly, his splendid attos. He polishes, cross-legged, his makiri, with his eyes completely absorbed.

He is Ainu.

The god of Ainu Mosir, Ae-Oine Kamuy, descendant of Okiku-Rumi, He perishes, a living corpse. The summers day, the white sunlight, unabrushed, ends simply through his breath alone.
Nuclear is the ultimate power source that we have at our disposal, at the moment.


Kiwicake | Legendary Invincible!
 
more |
XBL: Wenggh
PSN: Wenggh
Steam: Wenggh
ID: Fruit
IP: Logged

4,765 posts
hey
Nuclear power is definitely something that needs to be used more

I'm unsure of how long uranium supplies would last if everyone started using Nuclear energy though, that could be an issue

Edit: Looking that up though, that's something that could be mitigated through better Nuclear plant technology, which I'm sure would come about if it was used more often
Last Edit: December 28, 2015, 12:53:19 PM by Kiwicake


 
Verbatim
| Komm, sรผรŸer Tod
 
more |
XBL:
PSN: Verbatim-1
Steam: Jaco230
ID: Verbatim
IP: Logged

48,049 posts
โง
it makes me nervous, tbh

but i'm uneducated on the subject


 
challengerX
| custom title
 
more |
XBL:
PSN:
Steam:
ID: challengerX
IP: Logged

41,942 posts
I DONT GIVE A SINGLE -blam!- MOTHER -blam!-ER ITS A MOTHER -blam!-ING FORUM, OH WOW, YOU HAVE THE WORD NINJA BELOW YOUR NAME, HOW MOTHER -blam!-ING COOL, NOT, YOUR ARE NOTHING TO ME BUT A BRAINWASHED PIECE OF SHIT BLOGGER, PEOPLE ONLY LIKE YOU BECAUSE YOU HAVE NINJA BELOW YOUR NAME, SO PLEASE PUNCH YOURAELF IN THE FACE AND STAB YOUR EYE BECAUSE YOU ARE NOTHING BUT A PIECE OF SHIT OF SOCIETY
This user has been blacklisted from posting on the forums. Until the blacklist is lifted, all posts made by this user have been hidden and require a Sep7agon® SecondClass Premium Membership to view.


Aether | Mythic Invincible!
 
more |
XBL: BirdTHUG
PSN:
Steam: Sofles_Yo
ID: DemonicChronic
IP: Logged

6,952 posts
theaetherone.deviantart.com https://www.instagram.com/aetherone/

Long live NoNolesNeckin.

Ya fuckin' ganderneck.
Sure, as long as it's an improvement over what we have. Like Thorium technology or the like.

However, there is are alternative energy sources that are even cleaner and more efficient; if we could just manage harness them to a better degree.


BaconShelf | Mythic Inconceivable!
 
more |
XBL: BaconShelf
PSN:
Steam: BaconShelf
ID: BaconShelf
IP: Logged

10,737 posts
 
Isn't there a problem with nuclear waste disposal right now? Like, scientists and engineers haven't really figured out the best method of getting rid of it? Nuclear power isn't something I read into a lot.

Nah it's super easy, relatively speaking. Some can be recycled, and the rest is encased in concrete and buried in dirt. Having a few sites for disposal is infinitely better than having millions of tons of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

And once we develop mass-driver technology more, we can shoot it into the sun.


Kiwicake | Legendary Invincible!
 
more |
XBL: Wenggh
PSN: Wenggh
Steam: Wenggh
ID: Fruit
IP: Logged

4,765 posts
hey
Isn't there a problem with nuclear waste disposal right now? Like, scientists and engineers haven't really figured out the best method of getting rid of it? Nuclear power isn't something I read into a lot.

Nah it's super easy, relatively speaking. Some can be recycled, and the rest is encased in concrete and buried in dirt. Having a few sites for disposal is infinitely better than having millions of tons of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

And once we develop mass-driver technology more, we can shoot it into the sun.
Dunno about shooting nuclear material into space, imagine the fallout if it somehow broke up in the atmosphere


Super Irish | Legendary Invincible!
 
more |
XBL: Superirish19
PSN: Superirish19
Steam: Superirish19
ID: Super Irish
IP: Logged

6,010 posts
If I'm not here, I'm doing photography. Or I'm asleep. Or in lockdown. One of those three, anyway.

The current titlebar/avatar setup is just normal.
Yes, and fortunately for the UK they've started developing new ones. Unfortunately the timing is a bit off, as most of the UK's current reactors will be at the very end of their extended lifespans by the time the newer ones replace them, if not already decommissioned, around the next 5 years.

The UK's specific problem with Nuclear is A) Regulations brought on by the Chernobyl disaster make it very difficult of further reactors to be established, let alone whole new sites to be constructed (the only reason the new ones were passed through was due to the decommissioning of the previous sites, taking 20% of the UK's energy supply along with it) and B) The UK has no nuclear waste disposal site at the moment. IIRC, it's encased in glass, then concrete, and dumped in the Irish Sea or at Sellafield ("because hey, that place is already contaminated from the accident, let's just bury it there!")

While renewables can be good for picking up the slack in places like Scotland and Wales, Nuclear fission is currently the only path to go that can provide a lot of energy now, rather than Fusion which is still in the R&D stage.