On: Nuclear: Not a Faustian bargain, a near-perfect pr...

[mentos]

I’ve always wondered why not put an obscene amount of nuclear power underground in the deserts of Nevada and then distribute that across the west coast and maybe even middle America?

I guess the physics of power loss make it uneconomical?

[maxerickson → mentos]

The transmission isn't the problem, extracting the energy from the reaction is the problem. Nuclear plants are mostly located near abundant water because the water is a key component of the energy extraction.

[mentos → maxerickson]

Then I guess I’m team ‘carpet a large section of the desert with solar’ and take advantage of the free floating nuclear power we have in the sky.