Paul Mecurio
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In all seriousness, can the technology that's needed, is it there to keep up with the demands and the new demands that we haven't even foreseen yet?
In all seriousness, can the technology that's needed, is it there to keep up with the demands and the new demands that we haven't even foreseen yet?
But isn't that part of the issue is the geopolitical concerns of this, right? The more we come up with this great technology and SMRs that feed these data centers, there's a lot of uranium out there, but they're not in every country. And some of these countries are borderline sort of friendly countries. Terrorists take over.
But isn't that part of the issue is the geopolitical concerns of this, right? The more we come up with this great technology and SMRs that feed these data centers, there's a lot of uranium out there, but they're not in every country. And some of these countries are borderline sort of friendly countries. Terrorists take over.
So how do you factor that in and should some other simultaneous technology be developed away from nuclear energy so that we're not so dependent on uranium and the potential- Yeah, do you have a hotline to the State Department?
So how do you factor that in and should some other simultaneous technology be developed away from nuclear energy so that we're not so dependent on uranium and the potential- Yeah, do you have a hotline to the State Department?
That's right. There'll be a time when I can take my nuclear waste to the dump on a Sunday. On your own, yeah.
That's right. There'll be a time when I can take my nuclear waste to the dump on a Sunday. On your own, yeah.
You have the right little bins for the right sort of waste. I have a guy who sorts my radiation. You got a guy? Yeah, I pay him 50 bucks and he's like whatever.
You have the right little bins for the right sort of waste. I have a guy who sorts my radiation. You got a guy? Yeah, I pay him 50 bucks and he's like whatever.
He's easy to find, he's glowing. Can you explain to me why, this is gonna sound like a neophyte question, but like why we haven't gotten better at reducing the amount of radioactive waste that gets generated in these processes And is there an attempt or again, are all you scientists just lazy?
He's easy to find, he's glowing. Can you explain to me why, this is gonna sound like a neophyte question, but like why we haven't gotten better at reducing the amount of radioactive waste that gets generated in these processes And is there an attempt or again, are all you scientists just lazy?
Tom wanted a new challenge. If we're talking about not in my neighborhood, right? How you get people to come on board, which is great. Education, give people knowledge about safety. If you want to get people on board and you have a nuclear power plant, small or large, in their neighborhood, just put a Chick-fil-A in it. If you've got a Chick-fil-A attached to a nuclear power plant,
Tom wanted a new challenge. If we're talking about not in my neighborhood, right? How you get people to come on board, which is great. Education, give people knowledge about safety. If you want to get people on board and you have a nuclear power plant, small or large, in their neighborhood, just put a Chick-fil-A in it. If you've got a Chick-fil-A attached to a nuclear power plant,
People are on board. You do a little drive-thru. You enjoy the— That's how that works.
People are on board. You do a little drive-thru. You enjoy the— That's how that works.
Is this the new PR campaign for the Department of Nuclear Energy? Exactly.
Is this the new PR campaign for the Department of Nuclear Energy? Exactly.