velodrome
Joined 14 years ago
Joined 14 years ago
sqlx is nice but I wish it had query logging.
U.S. F-22 stealth fighter pilot taunted Iranian F-4 Phantom combat planes over the Persian Gulf
Yes, they replaced it with coal plants...
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-11-14/germany-i...
How about in space or on other planets?
> And while nuclear is certainly much less CO2 intensive than any fossil-fuel source even a pro-nuclear body's publication shows that wind produces approximately as much CO2/GWh over an installations lifetime as nuclear does.
And what if it's not windy?
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Keep in mind, almost ALL the nuclear power plants built are based on 1950-1960s technology (designed for naval applications). That would be like comparing solar panels from that era with the panels designed/produced today. There is no comparison.
If people were serious about ACTUALLY reducing carbon emissions, then baseload power production would be nuclear.
Please look at France as an example.
France: 5.0 metric tons per capita (2013)
US: 16.4 metric tons per capita (2013)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_carbon_di...
Nuclear power is the largest source of electricity in the country, with a generation of 416.8 TWh, or 76.3%[2] of the country's total production of 546 TWh, the highest percentage in the world.