130 sats \ 19 replies \ @Undisciplined 14 Jun \ on: Nuclear energy continues to grow worldwide econ
It's very telling that the US has none under construction or planned.
It is very telling. The US has been propagandized against nuclear for my entire lifetime so it isn't surprising. The media has no desire to promote knowledge or curiosity so here we are. Only those that seek out knowledge really are aware of how stupid this push towards solar is. Don't get me wrong. Solar has a place but it isn't the solution many believe it to be.
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you can always trace all this back to the political agenda of the WEF. they are barbarians who represent the interests of Europeans who have no energy resources worth mentioning. with net Zero and the compulsion to trade CO2, they are trying to sit at the table of the big players geopolitically and impose their concept of energy management on others. That's where all the climate change nonsense comes from!
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I was going to write this.
I believe it predates the WEF but they for sure are aligned. The people that are behind the WEF have long been against this technology. Long before the WEF existed.
Then I double checked myself. I didn't realize how old the WEF is. Created in the 70s
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That just made me skeptical of nuclear power.
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I'm sure there are no nuclear power plants being built by private companies for the purpose of supplying electricity to private consumers.
What are you suspecting?
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I've certainly heard this before. I don't think they've built a new nuclear plant in America for something like 40 years.
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As of January 2024, Vogtle Unit 4 at the Vogtle nuclear power plant in Georgia was expected to begin commercial operation in 2024. Vogtle Units 3 and 4 are the only two nuclear reactors under construction in the United States as of August 2023. Once completed, the two reactors will make Plant Vogtle the largest nuclear power plant in the country, surpassing the Palo Verde plant in Arizona.
As I suspected, they arent making "new" plants, but making expansions. This might skew the data a bit.
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That's why you brought up expansions?
It's similar to oil and gas development. A lot of existing wells are expanded upon, in part because new well aren't being permitted.
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He doesn't talk about it much. I'm fond of his oft repeated "Drill baby drill!" though.