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In Wyoming, Bill Gates moves ahead with nuclear project aimed at revolutionizing power generation (apnews.com)

submitted 3 months ago by remington@beehaw.org to c/environment@beehaw.org

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[–] remington@beehaw.org 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Thank you for pointing this out (I have watched that video AND have been following the science). I understand where @Powderhorn@beehaw.org is coming from. However, I disagree. What TerraPower is demonstrating is, at least, a stop-gap until renewables can solve its energy storage issues. And even then, TerraPower could go much further down the road.

[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 3 points 3 months ago

Yes, we clearly need better storage, and it feels (red flag, everyone!) like we're nearly there. Sodium is looking very promising without the issues LFP represents. I've very much enjoyed the learning I've done here, especially the Nova link. I'm always open to changing my mind given new data, and I love that y'all have provided that.