This phrase in a review of a technical text summarizes my personal opinion on energy.

[NNadir]

For Christmas (shhhhh) I bought my son a text on Advanced Analysis of Variance (AANOVA), which features approaches to the Design of Experiments through statistical concepts. This type of statistical analysis, which first arose in social sciences, is increasingly important in the physical sciences, particularly in the use of experimentally validating the results of advanced simulations, as in very complex phase diagrams.

Of course, once you buy a present, you second guess it.

A review, by G. H. Lander, of the following book - which I might have considered and should certainly end up in his personal library some day - has a statement that summarizes my view of the key to save the world.

The book is this one: Elements of Slow-Neutron Scattering: Basics, Techniques, and Applications

The remark in the review is this one:

Every neutron is a good neutron.

That about sums up the hope of the world in my view.

For the record though, I'm more in love with fast neutrons, but slow neutrons are good too.

[jpak]

1. Nuclear power sucks

And always will

Yup

[NNadir]

3. Really? Why not write Dr. Lander and let him know?

I'm sure he'll be impressed and retract all his papers.

Be sure to include an emoji; I recommend ROFL.

You won Pal. In this century, we spent trillions more on so called "renewable energy" than nuclear energy,

Source: UNEP/Bloomberg: Global Trends in Renewable Energy.

For 2004-2019, just 15 years, expenditures on so called "renewable energy" work out to 3.2633 trillion dollars, more than President Biden has wisely recommended for the improvement of all infrastructure in the entire United States. (Figure 8 in the report.)

We hit 420 ppm concentrations of the dangerous fossil fuel waste CO2 in the atmosphere in 2021, less than 10 years after hitting 400 ppm for the first time. We are absolutely sure to exceed 422 ppm in 2022.

Of course, among anti-nukes, neither an educated nor an ethical bunch, climate change doesn't matter, does it, so long as they "own the nukes?"

Sort of reminds me of the anti-vax set, but scientists, my son included and I'm sure Dr. Lander, and for that matter, Dr. Fauci, have to get used to those who prize their ignorance above humanity.

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

[eppur_se_muova]

2. Maybe not *every* one ...

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