Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Science

captain queeg

(11,780 posts)

5. It does seem like more people are open to nuclear power nowadays.

Reply to NNadir (Reply #4)

Sun Dec 19, 2021, 01:28 PM

Dec 2021

There’s been a knee-jerk reaction against it, but maybe people will come around. Seems like most everything going in these days are solar and wind. They are not really able to support the grid alone. There needs to be some large scale energy storage developed.

I’ve seen new mines go in that take a lot of care with the leach fields. I’m guessing older mines don’t have real good containment, but it’s possible when you start from scratch and are willing to make the needed investment.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

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

6 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

A letter to the editor in the current issue of Science: A Uranium Miner's Daughter. [View all] NNadir Dec 2021 OP

I had a post recently about life in a county in western Colorado. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 #1

Thanks for your efforts in showing us this and many other little-known topics 4dog Dec 2021 #2

What is used in the leach fields? I've seen sulfuric acid used in copper mines captain queeg Dec 2021 #3

There are a number of leaching agents utilized in these mines. NNadir Dec 2021 #4

It does seem like more people are open to nuclear power nowadays. captain queeg Dec 2021 #5

The knee jerk reaction mostly takes place on the part of old people, my generation. NNadir Dec 2021 #6