Poll: Is there anything Rypt doesn't know?
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Amazing isnt it, he wades in and just... carries on like he is right and everyone else is wrong
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I'm in on this trainwreck and I'll go wherever it takes me!
But lets not let this turn into a Rypt ripping exercise though, it was tongue in cheek afterall.
Group hug anyone? Hmmm? Group hug... yes?
I work in the nuclear industry. I'm not directly involved in new build, but I have done projects for it, and will do in the future. I can assure you, nothing is going too slow.
That's pretty cool, can I ask in which field? I hope to work in that sector once I graduate
Rypt, quick question. Do you think that with a country as small as the UK (in terms of land mass rather than population) that Nuclear Power is justifiable? Especially considering toxic waste?
(Just interested to know your opinion as you know a lot more about the subject than I do EDIT: by the way this statement is in no way sarcastic, my knowledge of nuclear power really is poor).
(Just interested to know your opinion as you know a lot more about the subject than I do EDIT: by the way this statement is in no way sarcastic, my knowledge of nuclear power really is poor).
Japan seems to think that it is justified, and they are not that much bigger than us overall.
As for storing nuclear waste, we should be able to manage than in the medium term, until fission is ready for mainstream - and I would think we would eventually find a way to get rid of the nuclear waste.
As for storing nuclear waste, we should be able to manage than in the medium term, until fission is ready for mainstream - and I would think we would eventually find a way to get rid of the nuclear waste.
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Carbon capturing and storage is an emerging technology. It's catching on just as FGD is.
Nuclear is a high risk game. The evidence is there. Just look at what happened to Nuclear Electric and British Energy. Even recently the combination of Magnox North and South to increase nuclear professionalism and best practise. Private investment is key for a nuclear success. You can't rely solely on Government bodies. France have learnt this.
I agree. However from reading your posts, you expect nuclear to happen overnight.
I'm afraid it's not. Just look at ErDF, they are struggling with rolling out charging points - even on a small scale.
You're naive. It takes a good few years to field test and tweak discoveries.
That's what I am saying. Which is why it's hard to substantiate an 80% nuclear base load. You're proving my point.
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Whatever. Religion is not the issue. Reasoning is.
I'm not sure it is key personally, what is key is that the investment is sufficient and that the things are well run and managed.
But as you know from my previous postings on the topic, I want to see 50-50 private/public partnerships for the things anyway (and only if no private backing can be found then 100% government venture selling off a stake later down the line)
I don't expect things to happen overnight, but after 13 years of "good times" I would have expected to have several builds under construction already with far more planned.
I expect us to have a building boom similar to what China is doing, to future proof our power generation.
One of the problems they had (initially) was planning permissions and places to locate the charging stations.
Secondly the cars are only just arriving (a slower start than some other countries mainly due to the fact that we only have one "home" automaker with an interest, BMW with the MINI).
However, we all know that the future is battery electric, so government needs to step in and ensure that infrastructure is build
Yes it does, but we are over 8 years away from 2020 ... so even if the new cars are not out by 2015 with the tweaked technology - that leaves 5 years to replace 50% of cars. It all depends on price and how economy is doing.
I know you were, but I fail to see any justification for why 80% is too much.
With increased demand at night to charge things it could well see the "base" use rise to 80% of maximum.
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He asked what you think, not what Japan thinks.
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rypt knows everything. True fact.
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Really? This post does highlight your excellent ability to bs. It's quite clear you have little knowledge on the back end of this industry. Why comment?
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He's from Oxford. Some say he absorbs knowledge from punts, and that it's a customary to vomit after just one beer. All we know is he's called the rypt.
Really? This post does highlight your excellent ability to bs. It's quite clear you have little knowledge on the back end of this industry. Why comment?
We have enough SPACE underground this country to potentially store the waste for the medium term
That is different from whether the industry is currently allowed to use that space
Agreed, there's no reason to elaborate.
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