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Yippeethemagician t1_j29md3i wrote

Reply to comment by dittybopper_05H in Just back from witnessing a test firing of a rocket motor that my neighbor built by goatharper

And the amazing thing is since we're just boiling water to create steam, there are so many better options besides nuclear.

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how_tall_is_imhotep t1_j2aj0du wrote

There is no connection whatsoever between the two parts of that sentence. There are reasonable arguments against nuclear power, but “it just boils water” isn’t one of them.

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Yippeethemagician t1_j2brv7a wrote

Yes it is. Because alot of people incorrectly believe that there is something magical about nuclear power. It just boils water. That waste stays for a long time, in the thousands of years. They aren't able to deal with it now, and I don't see anyone being able to deal with it later. Hangout at a nuke plant sometime. Be amazed and horrified with how much the Simpsons got right.

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how_tall_is_imhotep t1_j2bu1di wrote

I’m not at all surprised that you get all of your knowledge of nuclear power from the Simpsons. That explains why you think that nuclear plants boiling water is some kind of secret that no one knows about (on the Simpsons, the cooling towers emit some kind of noxious smoke).

But no, real nuke plants are not like that. Please don’t talk as if you’ve been to one.

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Yippeethemagician t1_j2bua8m wrote

It's not a well known secret, but enough people are surprised to find this out. And yeah, it's just not something that can be "greenwashed"

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dittybopper_05H t1_j2af5l2 wrote

That depends on the application. For some applications, nuclear reactors are the best option.

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Yippeethemagician t1_j2bs4n0 wrote

In absolutely limited applications. Just making them to make power for residential consumption? It's a bad idea. The waste is out there, and it's real.

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