Posted on 04/19/2023 8:27:36 AM PDT by dennisw
On April 15, Germany stopped producing any electricity from nuclear power plants. The move was expected, but is nonetheless seen as a blow to climate advocates who support nuclear energy as a clean, zero-carbon source of electricity. Others who fear nuclear accidents believe closing the reactors is a wise decision and paves the way for Germany's stated commitment to ramp up its renewable energy.
'The whole thing is incomprehensible' A collection of esteemed scientists, including two Nobel laureates and professors from the likes of MIT and Columbia, made a last-minute plea in an open letter published on April 14 on the nuclear advocacy group's website, RePlaneteers, to keep the reactors operating.
"In view of the threat that climate change poses to life on our planet and the obvious energy crisis in which Germany and Europe find themselves due to the unavailability of Russian natural gas, we call on you to continue operating the last remaining German nuclear power plants," the letter states.
The Emsland, Isar II and Neckarwestheim II facilities provided more than 10 million German households with electricity, the open letter states. That's a quarter of the population.
"This is hugely disappointing, when a secure low carbon 24/7 source of energy such as nuclear was available and could have continued operation for another 40 years," Henry Preston, spokesperson for the World Nuclear Association, told CNBC. "Germany's nuclear industry has been world class. All three of those reactors shut down at the weekend performed extremely well."
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All the while charging their EV’s and Cell Phones in their nice Air Conditioned and Heated homes.
You know this whole climate thing is an absolute fraud because of the vast majority of these activists being against nuclear power. These are not serious people about anything except destroying capitalist economies.
Looks like zee Germans couldn’t less about alleged global warming. They are back to burning their coal and imported coal. Same as they were 15 years ago, before cheap Russian natural gas came on line via Nord Stream
“Nord Stream 1 (NS1) runs from Vyborg, in northwestern Russia near Finland, and entered service in 2011.[5] It is operated by Nord Stream AG.”
Wind and solar cannot power Germany. Or any country.
Breaking the stereotype that Germans are smart.
Chermans know about gassing. Oh, AGHAST. Sorry! 🤔
The youngsters in Europe and USA are serious about being stupid, intellectually lazy, brainwashed cattle. MOOOOO!
WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?🤦🏼🤦🏼
Being a globalist supporter of the liberal world order, this should please you, Denny. This moves Germany closer to the Great Reset.
I am of the opinion that Thorium reactors would be a good alternative but need coal for now, natural gas as the “bridge” to give us time to develop.
Germany lost forever its best genetic stock between 1914-1945. It’s culture has been rotting and there is nothing to stop the lunatics.
People will die as a result
Germany’s not that hot in summer, but the winters are tough.
“Renewables” can’t — an won’t — be spooled up fast enough. Numbers & RealScience Sorry.
“Wind and solar cannot power Germany. Or any country.”
The American SW would be good for solar panel farms. Especially if the panels were made in USA. But the Greenies are always blocking large scale power transmission lines. Germany is too cold and cloudy for solar to work.
I seem to recall a period of time when we were envious of Europe for being smart to have nuclear power.
Wind might, but the vast number of German communities have taken up anti-wind-generator attitudes...shocking the environmentalists. Lately, they’ve gone to drafting laws where it’s awful hard to prevent installing the generators.
One argument where I live (near the Rhine)...you shouldn’t spoil the landscape with five or six generators put up.
The German political class’s arrogance and stupidity already started and lost two wars over the last 110 years. Now they’re losing their third.
The only way to defeat a Leftist is to give them everything they want.........................
If the Germans had any sense, they would refit these nuclear plants with 21st-century small modular nuclear reactors, which are now sufficiently engineered to eliminate virtually all the problems with the older uranium-fueled Light Water Reactors. Because these units are modular, they may be installed and set up for operation within weeks, rather than years, and expanded as needed as power demands increase.
The rest of the world could follow the same business model. It is time to end this superstitious dread of all things nuclear. Harnessing this technology is the bridge to the future.
No bridge, no future.
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