tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post9001694774156951601..comments2024-03-07T02:00:01.582-05:00Comments on NEI Nuclear Notes: Boehner on Nuclear Energy, Arizona Match-UpUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-9075629012604841862010-08-27T10:11:52.613-04:002010-08-27T10:11:52.613-04:00It seems to me that it is human nature to dream of...It seems to me that it is human nature to dream of bigger, better things. This tendency can be a great inspiration in some cases, but in some cases it can be misplaced.<br /><br />In the 50s we dreamed of flying cars and rocket packs. Now we dream of running society on windmills and solar panels. There is just as much reality in a future powered by so-called "renewables" as there is in a future where we fly our cars to work or wear jetpacks.<br /><br />Meanwhile, one of the interesting things I learned in one of my college courses a few years ago is there is usually a time lag between the invention of a truly game-changing technology and its widespread adoption. Ford didn't invent the assembly line; the concept had been invented about 60 years previous. He just took it to the next level, and it became widespread.<br /><br />Lots of major game-changing technologies illustrate this kind of time-lag. I'm of the opinion that nuclear will follow a similar pattern.<br /><br />Hope this comment isn't too irrelevant to this post, but the faith in "renewables" is IMO very much like our 50's faith that we'll be riding air cars or rocket packs to work.<br /><br />Imagine the implications on civilization of an energy source that is practically limitless and does not pollute (for all intents and purposes).PhilBikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05615241830684112663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-76709323547315431432010-08-26T20:13:01.436-04:002010-08-26T20:13:01.436-04:00I knew relatively little 18 months ago about nucle...I knew relatively little 18 months ago about nuclear energy, used nuclear fuel, advanced reactor designs and the Goliath that nuclear is when compared to other forms of electricity generation. If I can learn, then so can Rep. Boehner - and respond to these types of questions with more thought and preparation. Good grief!<br /><br />The "spent nuclear fuel" is safe where it is and represents a valuable source of additional power when recycled or 'burned' in a LFTR or IFR. That doesn't diminish the Fed responsibility but it demonstrates how little some reps know.<br /><br />More tax credits for wind or solar will not alter the laws of physics. And to what alternative fuel sources does Hulburd refer? Inquiring minds want to know.DocForesightnoreply@blogger.com