Advice from Old PeopleSometimes, just sometimes, old people say something worth listening to. Ok, so it's like picking the needle out of a whole haystack of mis-remembered war stories, but those gems should be celebrated.
Tell us something worthwhile an old-type person has told you.
Note, we're leaving the definition of old up to you, you smooth-skinned youngsters.
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chthonic, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 16:16)
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There are alternativesAlthough nuclear power isn't a popular option (not in my back yard matey), France generates some 35% of it's electricity from nuclear plants. The main problem after that is obtaining and disposing of nuclear fuel. It should be noted that modern nuclear power stations are vastly more efficient these days...
There is also the prospect of fusion power, which is being researched by several nations with a prototype reactor being planned for France in a few years.
Wolf at the door doesn't go into details, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITER does explain a little more about the project - yes I know Wiki is hardly gospel, but the fact that $9.1bn has been invested in the project speaks more about viability than the author of WATD, who supplies no evidence to support their arguement that fusion will remain a pipe dream.
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