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NNadir

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2. It is a grotesque abuse of clean nuclear energy to use it to make hydrogen, an obscenity to my mind.

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Reply #1)

Sun May 11, 2025, 08:33 PM

May 11

I don't know how many times I have to say this, but there is a huge difference between "can" and "is."

Almost no hydrogen on this planet is made by electrolysis using nuclear generated electricity. Every nuclear plant on this planet makes electricity to prevent the use of fossil fuels for the same purpose, making electricity.

That's true in 2025, and it will remain true for the foreseeable future.

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Hydrogen can & will be made fr nuclear energy. But storing it anything other than short term is also a waste Bernardo de La Paz May 11 #1

It is a grotesque abuse of clean nuclear energy to use it to make hydrogen, an obscenity to my mind. NNadir May 11 #2

You are looking to the future for increased nuclear usage. Future hydrogen production will replace current hydrogen Bernardo de La Paz May 11 #3

Bullshit. It is electrolysis is an exceedingly stupid and expensive way to make industrial hydrogen. NNadir May 11 #4

Physical reality trumps politics & econ in long run, but it's impossible to ignore political & econ short run realities. Bernardo de La Paz May 11 #5