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To: ckilmer
4th generation nuclear power as well as fusion power

Solar will easily surpass nuclear. It is already a lot cheaper. The storage problem is being solved in at least two ways, embedded capacitors and panels that generate fuel from water. The panels in the labs are 3x more efficient than current commercial panels. The US invented it and will continue to invent more.

That said, I would like to see more R&D for nuclear as well.

17 posted on 04/15/2017 9:42:41 AM PDT by palmer (turn into nonpaper w no identifying heading and send nonsecure)
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To: palmer

Solar will easily surpass nuclear.
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Agree for now. Solar already has surpassed the 50 year old nuclear reactors.

imho both solar and nuclear should get plenty of R&D funding.

I think that 4th generation nuclear however can get costs eventually much lower than solar but for the next 7 years or so solar will be ahead and getting lower faster than nuclear.


40 posted on 04/16/2017 1:10:08 PM PDT by ckilmer (q e)
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To: palmer

Solar will easily surpass nuclear.
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Agree for now. Solar already has surpassed the 50 year old nuclear reactors.

imho both solar and nuclear should get plenty of R&D funding.

I think that 4th generation nuclear however can get costs eventually much lower than solar but for the next 7 years or so solar will be ahead and getting lower faster than nuclear.


41 posted on 04/16/2017 2:04:08 PM PDT by ckilmer (q e)
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