For every ten likes, I’ll make this person increasingly realize how incredible nuclear power is
Here they are, reading that nuclear is statistically just as safe as solar or wind
They've just learned that nuclear waste is safe and easy to manage, and that there's a tiny amount of it:
All the nuclear waste (ie spent fuel) ever produced could fit on a single football field stacked only 10 yards high
Next they've discovered breeder reactors, which can create more fuel than they consume
They've now realized this means that we have enough nuclear fuel on earth to power humanity’s growth for 4 billion years
Here they are, visualizing how 1 BARREL of uranium has the same energy content as 2 MILLION BARRELS OF OIL
Hearing that France and Ontario essentially FULLY decarbonized their grids by building nuclear power plants in just about 10 years
Realizing that not only is nuclear incredibly safe, but it also SAVES MILLIONS OF LIVES PER YEAR BY PRODUCING MEDICAL ISOTOPES FOR HOSPITALS ALL OVER THE WORLD
Here they are deciding to drop everything and devote their lives to helping nuclear energy succeed in a world that has totally mischaracterized it as dangerous, slow, and expensive, when in reality it is incredibly clean & safe, quick to build, and economical, when done right.
The end!
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Fission🪨: put two rocks together and they magically release energy.
Fusion💥: put two gasses together and heat them to >1,000,000 °C in a fancy box that can withstand extreme conditions, and (in theory) extract NET energy.
Radioactive metal was accidentally used in the construction of 1700 apartments in Taiwan in 1983. Nobody realized for 10 yrs.
Yet the 8,000 residents have reportedly had a LOWER cancer rate than others in the area.
How? Here's the controversial story of radiation hormesis 📖 👇
A familiar form of hormesis is: Exercise.
A lack of exercise can be bad. A little exercise is better. Extreme exercise can harm you.
Oxygen is another example; too little or too much call kill you. Hormesis describes any such response curve for a biological system.
The theory of *radiation* hormesis is that, when the dose is "just right", your body's immune system and repair mechanisms are activated in a healthy way.
This response may result in your body finding and solving problems sooner than it otherwise would have.