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Assembly of the worlds largest fusion reactor (ITER) begins

The Economics of Nuclear Energy | Real Engineering

newtboy says...

Kinda lost me when he claimed wind creates 11g CO² per kwh with no reference, calculations, or explanation.
Wind energy production is zero emission.
Are they including every gram produced by every step of construction and estimating a short lifespan, but not doing the same for nuclear, which takes exponentially more resources to build, run, fuel, store waste, and dismantle?
I also have a problem with him saying more expensive, higher profit natural gas plants have better prices because they're much HIGHER than nuclear prices per kwh.
He seems to ignore the spent fuel disposal/storage costs, which are significant in both cases, but while the natural gas plants don't pay for their waste (massive amounts of CO² and methane), nuclear has no choice.
Diablo canyon refurbishing was canned after Fukashima, because it's got all the same dangerous issues of being in an active earthquake/tsunami zone right on the coast with no way to shield itself from tsunamis. Before Fukashima, they totally planned to revamp and continue operations.
His levelized cost of electricity slide conveniently ignores the cost of environmental damage caused by fuel production/use.
Include all costs, coal is worst, followed by natural gas, then nuke, hydro, wind, and solar cheapest. Geothermal is great, but only in areas where it can be easily tapped, which are few and far between.

In short, his vast oversimplification and inconsistencies in what's included in his cost basis make his conclusions relatively meaningless, imo.

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Anthropocene: The Human Epoch (Trailer)

BSR says...

Well, all of us can't be shot to death or die in an auto or plane crash or drowning or stabbing or overdosing or neglect or hunger or animal attacks or electrocution or tornados or hurricanes or earthquakes or falling off a cliff or...


oblio70 said:

Koyaanisqatsi just got real.

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BSR says...

Sorry, didn't mean to make it private.

Well, all of us can't be shot to death or die in an auto or plane crash or drowning or stabbing or overdosing or neglect or hunger or animal attacks or electrocution or tornados or hurricanes or earthquakes or falling off a cliff or...


oblio70 said:

Koyaanisqatsi just got real.

How This Cyclist Hit 184MPH and Set the World Record

BSR says...

I think we both know that doubling the previous record would be impossible under the conditions the pros compete in. Plus the pros make their record on indoor tracks if I'm not mistaken.

I made my trip on the east coast as I wanted stay closer to home if something unexpected happened.

This map shows my round trip route from Cape Canaveral to High Point NC and back. The blue was created with my GPS tracker which caused some lost data due to battery drain and poor signal. I flipped the image so the text was easier to read.

https://imgur.com/a/GhrmEkA

I met a lot of nice people. If you like to travel you might like this sight.

https://www.couchsurfing.com/

I was able to stay with people who invited me into their homes on 5 different occasions and never actually had to sleep on a couch.



EDIT: Someone else brought up the possible invasive species point so I'm on the fence with that. I don't want to be blamed for the next BIG earthquake that gives birth to the new Godzilla. Although, it's California. He could probably get a SAG card.

newtboy said:

that speed would have more than doubled the previous record and that would be amazing.

Nice trip. 2500 miles is a good chunk of the distance coast to coast (depending on the route). Where did you ride to/from?

I'm intrigued by the sand swap idea, but also concerned about the introduction of invasive species that may be living in that sand. Just a thought if you make the trip.

Water spills over from penthouse pool during earthquake

Rooftop Pool Empties During Manila Earthquake

Water spills over from penthouse pool during earthquake

Water spills over from penthouse pool during earthquake

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2017 Nik Wallenda 8 Person Pyramid Fail In Sarasota

ant says...

So what happens if there is an earthquake or something?

newtboy said:

Why not just draw a line on the ground and have them balance on it?

It's a "danger" act. Remove the danger, it's nothing. Train without danger, you aren't really training.
That said, the high wire was pretty low compared to performance heights. I've seen them do that live at what seemed to be twice as high or more.

Nepal Earthquake - Ground Movement

drradon says...

Very nice video record of the earthquake. You can see widening of a crack on the sidewalk on the left as the earthquake starts shaking...

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