John E Parsons

Financial economist at MIT working on energy, environment and risk. Used to have a great crystal ball, but it's now in for repairs. Image: Barlach's Reader

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@JaneAFlegal @TomMoyerUT Ok. So which of those other ways do you support?

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@fredstaffordcs @Dr_A_Stein @whatisnuclear Yes, but there is a value in having a well informed red team. And a crowd that wants to ridicule their red team is a dangerous crowd.

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@fredstaffordcs @Dr_A_Stein @whatisnuclear Yes, I had seen that and chuckled. It’s an inside dig. I don’t think anyone involved with these criticality tests is providing much in the way of substantive information. I share your frustration. We’ll all have to let time tell.

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@Dr_A_Stein @fredstaffordcs @whatisnuclear Adam, I am surprised you write #3. Ed Lyman has always been a very substantive source of scientific information. He makes regular, informed contributions to the NRC, to ACRS and to the scientific literature. I have my differences, but I can't complain about a lack of specifics.

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@Beazy_Rampezy From the economics chapter of the MIT Future of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle...Any of these non-economic tradeoffs might justify society’s choice of a given fuel cycle, even if that cycle only marginally economized on uranium consumption and required expensive separations or reactors.

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@Beazy_Rampezy At least you acknowledge it’s more expensive, so that’s a step forward from the madding crowd.

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@JaneAFlegal You have neoliberal blinkers on. Investment’s need not raise prices if they are paid for by taxes. It is a choice. You can argue for your preferred strategy, but you cannot describe it as a necessity.

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@Matthuber78 It helps even more not to become a troll and overbearing boor. Stay positive.

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@JMGlachant You.
Me, too.

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Just released a new analysis of "The Economics of Continued Operation of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, 2030-2045"
While the NRC renewed the license, the state of California still needs to approve continued operation.

https://t.co/MsC8RgvvSc

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@Atomicrod @whatisnuclear @AlexCKaufman Are you just asking questions, or do you have answers? If so, please share.

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@IsabellaMWeber Why not a single elected from the US? Not a single labor leader? They didn’t say no.

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@fredstaffordcs @Matthuber78 If you can’t sit back and enjoy “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” by the 5th dimension, then I don’t even want to know you.

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@fawfulfan And thanks for responding.

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@fawfulfan If you had a cite on this, I’d appreciate it. Obviously the brine would have to be dispersed properly and beyond the barrier island. Don’t see a problem with that. Tampa does it. Israel does it. The Gulf states do it.

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@fawfulfan Are you categorically opposed to desalination, or is there a way to benefit from it consistent with the environment and economic progress?

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@Atomicrod That news article sounds like it was written by a particularly bad LLM. It wanders all over the place and mention of "financial qualifications" is done in isolation with no elaboration whatsoever. I wouldn't take it as a basis for understanding the complaint.

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@TedNordhaus Very disappointing to see what ought to be an evidence based discussion be dragged into the gutter with ad hominem attacks and charged adjectives more suitable to online rage agents.

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@whatisnuclear @Dr_Keefer What exactly does it mean to increase dominance, as you say?