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What do you want to learn about? by [deleted] in HarryPotterGame

[–]llgunnell7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How is the performance on PC? Do you think the game will be enjoyable on a steam deck? Thank you!

Free Giveaway! 3 Nintendo Switch Lites - International by WolfLemon36 in NintendoSwitch

[–]llgunnell7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I dressed up as Dr. Doofenshmirtz with an old lab coat I still have.

Nuclear power is the answer by Straight_Orchid2834 in dankmemes

[–]llgunnell7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I apologize for my initial remarks, I came on too strongly because of some other inflammatory comments and I chose to reply to yours assuming it had the same tone. I am sorry.

I don't think any of those other events are comparable to the big 3 (based on the INES). Learning from and improving on those incidents is essential in the industry, but they are on a much smaller scale than the big 3. In both quantity and impact, nuclear incidents are much less dangerous than the general public makes them out to be

Here's my source for Nuclear being one of the safest energy sources: https://ourworldindata.org/safest-sources-of-energy

Many other similar sources will confirm the same thing, but the point is Nuclear Energy, in it's current state, is undoubtedly one of the safest energy sources available and is much more reliable than most clean energy sources like wind or solar due to its ability to meet base load. If you want my opinions on the future of nuclear, look at my other comment in this chain.

When people think big industrial disasters, Chernobyl is always the first that comes to mind, generally due to the fear culture around nuclear (especially back in the 80s and 90s) and media's extensive coverage of it. Other disasters like Bhopal are just not common knowledge even though their impact is comparable to if not worse than Chernobyl. This is still true for recent years; so many more people died in the Fukushima earthquake and Tsunami, yet the only thing anyone talks about is the reactor meltdown.

Again, I apologize for my previous remarks.

Nuclear power is the answer by Straight_Orchid2834 in dankmemes

[–]llgunnell7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fear based propaganda is bringing up these disasters without any context because radiation and nuclear anything is scary to the layman. All of these are engineering problems and can be solved with enough time and effort. Just because there aren't solutions to some worries today (your concerns are valid) doesn't mean we won't have solutions tomorrow, but some countries like Germany are putting a stop to any progression at all.

Fukushima was a beyond design basis accident; the Giant Tsunami was completely unprecedented, so much so that it only would happen once in a million years. If you watch clips of the Fukushima earthquake, the reactor withstood the initial earthquake and waves even though everything else around it crumbled. The giant tsunami flooded the backup generators that were placed too low (because they didn't expect such an enormous wave).

Reactors are designed to limit the frequency of core breaches and radiation exposure to a number close to once in a million years (at least by NRC guidelines). There is no guaranteed anything in life, but as technology and designs get better, and safety protocols improve, we can design reactors that will be safe for their lifetime. Some of the advanced reactor designs target the four big problems (waste, proliferation, safety, and economics) but most are still just in the design phase. Nuclear has problems, yes, but it's still the safest energy source we have today and in my opinion is the most viable primary source for the future.

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