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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #5796 on: March 09, 2022, 08:34:28 PM »
I do not think that is true at all.  I don't think any other country has more advanced nuclear technology than the US.

I wouldn't want a Chinese reactor near me.
I'm not sure why. What is the point of working on technology that no one uses? China tends to have a pretty good education system and pretty smart people and the goal of having better nuclear reactors. 

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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #5797 on: March 10, 2022, 12:22:17 PM »
My brother hasn't been there since '18 he use to go for business working for some company that made plastic container caps.Any way he asked his one host a commie ecsort really why all the new shiny buildings were empty and the guy told him they were filled with computers and no one to program or use them - in any amount 
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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #5798 on: March 12, 2022, 09:46:12 AM »
Got down to 19 last nite with an inch of snow,won't get above 25 today with maybe more snow tonite
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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #5799 on: March 12, 2022, 10:01:27 AM »
negative 2 this morning

positive 45 this afternoon

hopefully won't see negative numbers again until December
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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #5800 on: March 12, 2022, 10:02:28 AM »
30°F here this AM, we actually had some flurries.  

The average daily high temperature in Atlanta in March is 62°F (17°C). The average daily low is 43°F (6°C).
Temperatures often climb through March, with warm weather more common at the end of the month. Variability in the weather, from day to day and from year to year, however, remains high.
Many days in the typical March will see a high temperature in the 70s (between one third and two thirds of days during the month) and the warmest days can get into the 80s. It is common too for temperatures to stay in the 50s, or even lower still on the coldest days.



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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #5801 on: March 12, 2022, 10:03:28 AM »
I'm willing to invest in reducing CO2 emissions, I just would like to see what I'm getting for the money.  It's the same when I buy some other product.

The first thing I'd focus on is reducing coal usage.  That has multiple benefits.

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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #5802 on: March 12, 2022, 10:21:46 AM »
I'm willing to invest in reducing CO2 emissions, I just would like to see what I'm getting for the money.  It's the same when I buy some other product.

The first thing I'd focus on is reducing coal usage.  That has multiple benefits.
why isnt the use of natural gas encouraged more

we have a shit load of it
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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #5803 on: March 12, 2022, 10:25:53 AM »
why are people allowed to cut down trees?
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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #5804 on: March 12, 2022, 10:27:50 AM »
Natural gas gets used when it's cheap, and it's very good for surge electrical power.  You can start up an NG turbine in minutes.  And of course it is the primary electricity generator in the US and is why coal has dropped as far as it has.

NG does of course release CO2.  The best option to replace coal is nuclear.

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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #5805 on: March 12, 2022, 10:34:35 AM »
We have a navy that has used nuclear power for over 60 years without a serious incident (that I know of)

maybe we ought to look into what they do to ensure nuclear power plants are safe
to put minds at ease

Texas has 2 nuclear plants and never had any problem
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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #5806 on: March 12, 2022, 10:40:52 AM »
the nuclear lobby is soft
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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #5807 on: March 12, 2022, 10:41:55 AM »
Texas did have a problem last year when the freeze happened.  It wasn't a serious problem, just one had to go off line.

Navy reactors are very different in design of course, each carrier has two, and the submarines have one of a specific design for them.  Those are the only ships (and boats) in the USN with nuclear power today.  Carriers need it to save room for aviation fuel (and to enable high speed operations when needed, as in launching).

The main problems with nuclear are expense, which could be managed if we had any sense, and waste, which could be managed if we had any sense.

The two new nuclear reactors at Vogtle are way over budget and way over time.


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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #5808 on: March 12, 2022, 10:43:42 AM »


Reneweables includes hydroelectric.  For all the publicity about wind and solar, which are growing, NG is growing even faster.

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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #5809 on: March 12, 2022, 10:45:33 AM »
Texas did have a problem last year when the freeze happened.  It wasn't a serious problem, just one had to go off line.

Navy reactors are very different in design of course, each carrier has two, and the submarines have one of a specific design for them.  Those are the only ships (and boats) in the USN with nuclear power today.  Carriers need it to save room for aviation fuel (and to enable high speed operations when needed, as in launching).

The main problems with nuclear are expense, which could be managed if we had any sense, and waste, which could be managed if we had any sense.

The two new nuclear reactors at Vogtle are way over budget and way over time.


Still there was no failure in containment and the shut down was well within safety standards

Hell a lot of coal and gas fueled plants had to be shut down also
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