Environment & Energy

kristopher

(29,798 posts)

7. I'd say he's describing the negative learning curve associated with nuclear.

Mon Apr 8, 2013, 07:47 PM

Apr 2013

The complexity of the systems means that predicting all the follow-on effects of making changes is next to impossible in the real world where economic pressures are a fact of life. I don't think his reasoning is flawed at all, it goes straight to the heart of what ends up being a fatal (in more ways than one) weakness in the widescale application of this technology for energy.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

19 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

For all you 'Crazy' anti-nukers, this one is for you. We have company. [View all] RobertEarl Apr 2013 OP

Rec, rec, rec!! Control-Z Apr 2013 #1

Sure... daveMN Apr 2013 #2

Jazcko on US fleet safety, "It is like a dike leaking everywhere" kristopher Apr 2013 #3

To clarify, If you read the article carefully, daveMN Apr 2013 #5

I'd say he's describing the negative learning curve associated with nuclear. kristopher Apr 2013 #7

Negative learning curve? daveMN Apr 2013 #11

Yes, a negative learning curve. kristopher Apr 2013 #12

Whoa. daveMN Apr 2013 #14

Nope. kristopher Apr 2013 #15

Those of us in the Business call it: Throckmorton Apr 2013 #19

We had a 10 ton generator drop in our nuke facility BlueToTheBone Apr 2013 #4

Worker killed in accident at Russellville, Arkansas nuclear plant kristopher Apr 2013 #8

yes, that BlueToTheBone Apr 2013 #9

Lol! Jazcko has been anti-nuke from the start. FBaggins Apr 2013 #6

I could see that happening RobertEarl Apr 2013 #10

As I read Baggins' claim kristopher Apr 2013 #13

Like Fox news they are RobertEarl Apr 2013 #16

This news report certainly makes him sound like a bad manager NickB79 Apr 2013 #17

Let's alter a couple of words to gain perspective kristopher Apr 2013 #18