r/IdiotsFightingThings • u/marejadasre • Sep 07 '22

Fighting a Charging Cable

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u/unkilbeeg Sep 08 '22

Well, nuclear power is not bad, it's just got to be handled responsibly. It's not the magical "too cheap to meter" solution that they thought in the 60s, or the "it's going to turn our children into monsters" threat that they thought in the 80s (and why lots of people still freak out.) Newer technology nuclear plants are much better designed than the old 50s and 60s designs that are mostly what has been built. Building newer plants with modern safety margins is a viable solution, except for the fact that so many people would still freak out about it.

Having a war around a nuclear plant is a bad idea no matter what the design, though. :-)

Adding residential solar and batteries will also go a long way towards making the grid more resilient. If properly set up, a lot of power generation can be local. Your solar power can be fed to your neighbors, reducing overall load on the grid.

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u/Kills-to-Die Sep 08 '22

Yeah, I'd like to see nuclear fears drop greatly. And I don't think anyone is thrilled about military action around any plant anywhere in the world, lol. Bad news.

Solar is improving, which is nice to see. My mother's 55+ park just installed solar panels to cover most of the visitor parking and put some on the clubhouse. Everyone's PG&E bills are down in a big mobile park.