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28. Nuclear is fine as part of the solution

Wed May 13, 2026, 04:10 PM

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It certainly can help to add to the capacity of the grid. But what role will it play in transportation. I assume you're not suggestion nuclear powered automobiles.

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MTG got ridiculed for saying the same thing... regnaD kciN Yesterday #2

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Thanks for that. I don't have outside outlets and would like to have lights outside. Just hadn't thought it through Amaryllis 21 hrs ago #75

You are most welcome. There are so many kinds available. Have fun choosing! niyad 21 hrs ago #76

Costco has had some pretty ones in the past. AllyCat 19 hrs ago #86

Dollar store even has them NHvet 7 hrs ago #105

Burgum wanting a rational discussion on subject he doesn't understand. txwhitedove Yesterday #4

you can't understand something when your livelihood depends on ignorance DBoon Yesterday #23

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He understands it. He misinforms, gaslights, obfuscates, lies by design. LuvLoogie Yesterday #61

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Good point mcar Yesterday #54

Disagree! Ray Bruns 10 hrs ago #95

He is not stupid. Disingenuous yes but stupid he is not. Botany 8 hrs ago #101

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What are suggesting instead? MadameButterfly Yesterday #15

I willingly take some flak for my position that there is... NNadir Yesterday #19

Nuclear has a role to play liberalgunwilltravel Yesterday #22

I am an expert on this topic, having studied it for decades. NNadir Yesterday #25

Nuclear is fine as part of the solution liberalgunwilltravel Yesterday #28

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I heard that we can't produce the steel needed for SMRs anymore. SonOfNebanaube 21 hrs ago #79

Chornobyl converted me from being an uneducated antinuke to a well educated nuclear advocate. NNadir 12 hrs ago #93

If you remember the remark made by the nonscientist, Louis Strauss, the "bad guy" in the movie Oppenheimer... NNadir 12 hrs ago #94

The finest minds of the 21st century understand that nuclear energy is not the only form of sustainable energy. thought crime 19 hrs ago #84

We have a Nuke plant in Kansas and we've been RAPED by it on rates since 1985 Bengus81 10 hrs ago #98

Nevertheless the planet has been raped by fossil fuels. NNadir 9 hrs ago #99

How much do you pay for electricity? hunter 7 hrs ago #107

Maybe nuclear? Mossfern Yesterday #20

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Thank you Mossfern Yesterday #60

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chemical batteries are only one type of battery lapfog_1 Yesterday #32

LFP batteries don't have cobalt (or even nickel) however. Disaffected Yesterday #38

It's always something tomorrow. hunter Yesterday #53

Fusion energy and the hydrogen economy are very iffy alright but, Disaffected 22 hrs ago #73

Magic in the sense that they would allow us to quit both fossil fuels and nuclear power. hunter 19 hrs ago #89

I don't think anyone is seriously claiming batteries will reach utopia, Disaffected 17 hrs ago #91

Sorry to disappoint, but "renewables" are less than 10% of China's primary energy... hunter 7 hrs ago #106

"renewables" are less than 10% of China's primary energy..." Disaffected 6 hrs ago #108

The Trump administration is trying to boost nuclear energy thought crime 19 hrs ago #88

I have spent decades in the primary scientific literature and as a result, I have very little patience for handwaving. NNadir Yesterday #62

Good grief, I'll not waste time trying to respond to all your "points". Disaffected 23 hrs ago #68

I think we have talked about this before. I am hearing that there are companies that PatrickforB Yesterday #46

In applications that are not sensitive to energy density, USAF Brat Yesterday #57

Rs also like to say when there's no wind blowing KS Toronado Yesterday #13

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I had an experience several months ago with a MAGA about wind energy storage. wnylib 23 hrs ago #70

He know that.. he's Trumps jester. BradBo Yesterday #17

Literally... BurnDoubt Yesterday #18

This old girl would just say, it seems it can get complicated. Joinfortmill Yesterday #24

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LOL popsdenver Yesterday #44

Hoover dam has never produced as much electricity in a single year... hunter 23 hrs ago #67

I guess popsdenver 23 hrs ago #69

The argument against renewable energy is an alternative form of climate change denial. thought crime Yesterday #47

"the sole purpose of which is to assuage the guilt that affluent people feel for their environmentally destructive lifes DBoon 19 hrs ago #85

Doh! Dave Bowman Yesterday #27

Well, batteries Manatee Yesterday #29

Ouch! Chasstev365 Yesterday #31

My outdoor solar lights stay on all night. Are they possessed? twodogsbarking Yesterday #33

The lengths these... relogic Yesterday #34

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+1 dalton99a Yesterday #40

BURGUM... littlemissmartypants Yesterday #37

An overly simple idea Crawford Yesterday #39

Enough with these "The gentleman..." swong19104 Yesterday #43

"Are you a fucking idiot?" I love that. Buddyzbuddy Yesterday #50

The same basic argument is made for wind jmowreader Yesterday #45

I covered the absurdity of this argument previously, discussing the amount of cobalt required to cover a month of... NNadir Yesterday #51

The Tesla 3 battery, the one "currently" manufactured Disaffected 20 hrs ago #83

We're saved then!!!!! A lot has been written about these batteries it turns out, and a full commentary... NNadir 10 hrs ago #97

Don't bother, Disaffected 8 hrs ago #102

Well, I'll comment despite your disinterest on the science... NNadir 7 hrs ago #104

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He is his boss's servant D_Master81 Yesterday #65

Although Solar Syastems produce NO POWER at night... WarGamer 23 hrs ago #71

That moment of "sunlight" exposed Burgum to be oasis 23 hrs ago #72

According to Bergum, solar is "intermittent" and not secure Renew Deal 22 hrs ago #74

They are going to complain that some other power source is interruptable during RockRaven 21 hrs ago #77

Genius that one is BillJoeBobBeauregard 21 hrs ago #78

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Is there a Nobel Prize for stupidity? Permanut 20 hrs ago #81

Yes. It's called the FIFA Peace Prize. Ray Bruns 10 hrs ago #96

For the next news flash - wind turbines stop generating when there is no wind! Aussie105 20 hrs ago #82

Australia can become a global energy powerhouse thought crime 9 hrs ago #100

You could put solar panels near hydro dams and applegrove 18 hrs ago #90

That has been done ("stored hydro") but Disaffected 1 hr ago #111

I'm guessing Burgum self-identifies as an energy expert Torchlight 8 hrs ago #103

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