One major issue that is driving out of my country of birth are its disastrous energy policies. Shutting down all nuclear power plants and insisting on riding an industrial economy on wind and solar alone. It has driven energy prices through the roof and as a result industry is leaving (Germany) in …

[image] cjasonc: with maintenance it is often a nightmare to navigate. The lack of a nation-wide standardization needs to be addresses It seems crazy they don’t have nationwide standards or full alignment with certain jurisdictions. For instance in the medical area usually FDA/CE/GMP would be…

Imagine that! We don’t have a deterrent against the second most powerful country in the world because of nimbyism.

[image] OysterOmelet: We don’t have a deterrent against the second most powerful country in the world because of nimbyism. What kind of “deterrent” do you envision? Guy

[image] afterspivak: [image] OysterOmelet: We don’t have a deterrent against the second most powerful country in the world because of nimbyism. What kind of “deterrent” do you envision? Guy What’s the topic of this thread? Nuclear deterrent.

What is the connection between operating nuclear power plants (the topic of this thread) and “[n]uclear deterrent” (I presume you mean having nukes to attack the PRC if they try anything against us)? It’d be helpful if you could explain this to me like I am five years old. Thanks in advance. Guy

[image] Explant: [image] hansioux: [image] Mr_PBH: I honestly don’t see that much of it. [image] [image] [image] [image] I found these not by knowing where they are. I just opened google maps and looked for huge grey areas under satellite view. Driving through pingtung thi…

Subsidize solar and get a goat. Sounds doable.

[image] afterspivak: What is the connection between operating nuclear power plants (the topic of this thread) and “[n]uclear deterrent” (I presume you mean having nukes to attack the PRC if they try anything against us)? It’d be helpful if you could explain this to me like I am five years old. …

Thanks for this link. I would still like to hear more from @OysterOmelet about why he thinks nuclear power stations in Taiwan would be helpful to us if / when the PRC embarks on some kind of military adventure. For those who care about life on Taiwan, I see them as a terrible risk and not as a “de…

[image] afterspivak: Thanks for this link. I would still like to hear more from @OysterOmelet about why he thinks nuclear power stations in Taiwan would be helpful to us if / when the PRC embarks on some kind of military adventure. For those who care about life on Taiwan, I see them as a terri…

Taiwan shutting down its nuclear power plants?

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hansioux June 10, 2026, 7:16am 197

He’s being sarcastic. Mostly poking fun at these kinds of statements

while the same poster claims that supporters of renewable energy are fearmongering when it comes to nuclear power.

Geothermal energy in Taiwan and around the world