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businessSolar, Wind and Nuclear Energy Prices

June 15, 2019 | Brian Wang |
 
Solar is getting competitive on power generation costs but on average is more costly than nuclear power. NV Energy’s had solar power pricing of $24.99/MWh in Arizona. This was 2.5 cents per kwh. A dual nuclear power plant in the …
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energyWhat is Called Nuclear Waste is Mostly Unused Fuel for Molten Salt and Fast Reactors

June 14, 2019 | Brian Wang |
 
Nextbigfuture has had many articles that try to educate people that what we call nuclear waste is unused fuel for different nuclear reactors. The waste is fuel that is mostly even numbered isotopes. Unused fuel (aka nuclear waste) can be …
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air pollutionOhio Nuclear Power Saves Lives and Money

June 13, 2019 | Brian Wang |
 
Ohio has had power generation that has been over 60% coal power for decades. It was 80% coal power. Nuclear power has been generating 14% or more of the electricity in Ohio. Until recently it is clear that if Ohio …
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businessDebunking Myths about Global Solar, Wind and Nuclear

June 12, 2019 | Brian Wang |
 
I was debating Ned Ford about solar, wind and nuclear energy at Quora. My energy answer on Quora was about how nuclear power was still being more economical than solar and wind. Ned is a volunteer conservation chair at a …
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energyOcean Acidity is 30% Higher and On Track to 150% Higher by 2100

June 3, 2019 | Brian Wang |
 
Ocean acidification is the ongoing decrease in the pH of the Earth’s oceans, caused by the uptake of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. Seawater is slightly basic (meaning pH is over 7), and ocean acidification involves a shift towards …
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canadaC$10 Million to Develop First Molten Salt Molten Reactor

June 1, 2019 | Brian Wang |
 
Moltex was founded in 2014 by Dr. Ian Scott, and was privately funded until 2018. Moltex’s mission is to enable low-cost clean energy as a practical economic solution. On 2018-07-13, New Brunswick Power and NB Government agreed to build, own …
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energyNuclear is Still Cheaper and Safer Than Solar and Wind

May 31, 2019 | Brian Wang |
 
I answered a question on Quora about why is nuclear power generating more power than solar energy ? Nuclear generates over 2500 TWh and solar is at 500 TWh and heading to 900 TWh globally in 2022. Current bids for …
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businessFrance’s Nuclear Buildout Was More Cost Effective Than 2018-2022 Solar and Wind

May 31, 2019 | Brian Wang |
 
France built up nuclear power in 15 years using inflation-adjusted $330 billion to generated over 400 TWh of electricity for many decades. Global solar power only passed 400 TWh in 2017. The first 1000 TWh of wind and solar required …
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