Nuclear power is as safe as water nowadays.
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So you seem to say…I have a suspicious mind and that I must be dishonest because I realize the dangerous potential of AI?
On what basis do you jump to this conclusion?
OK, I will play along here…
Let us say I do have a suspicious mind…AKA I know the potential for man kind to fuck shit up.
How does this make me dishonest?
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Nah. Nuclear Power has never been “safe and effective”. There are reactors leaking into groundwater throughout the US and calls to action don’t work precisely because they’re all federally managed and thus immune to accountability for things such as their measurable and inevitable increase in cancer rates in the surviving …I mean Surrounding areas - or the utter fiction that there is any such thing as a 14 Million Year Long waste management plan. There is no such plan.
Neither is it the cheaper and more affordable option. It’s not. It’s merely the most federally funded option. Einstein himself described as the dumbest most expensive possible way to boil water.
So, why then someone might reasonably ask … if nuclear isn’t actually affordable, the most reliable or safe option, the most power efficient option if you measure actual environmental impact, then WHY would the feds be spending a near uncapped amount towards the ongoing refinement of nuclear materials, and have entire ‘information boards’ to sell the public on this?
…Well I’m not allowed to give a “political” answer, so I guess I’ll just say …
Jinkies. 
What a mystery.
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Nuclear power was never supposed to be “safe and effective.” We use that expression for vaccines and other medical treatment. What nuclear power is, is safe.
Saying that nuclear reactors built in the 60s and earlier are leaky isn’t inaccurate, but it ignores the current state of the art.
And yes, they do produce waste. But every method of generating electricity produces waste. Nuclear, however, produces far less waste. And if the right design is chosen, waste can be almost nil, or almost completely safe.
You should know that boiling water is currently the most efficient way known to convert heat to mechanical energy.
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ChatGPT “Project Sunshine” is ChatGPT with Memory & New GPT Store Layout
ChatGPT’s “Project Sunshine,” which was initially discovered in August 2023 as a version of ChatGPT with special capabilities, is actually ChatGPT with Memory.
Key Takeaways for quick navigation:
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OpenAI’s Project Sunshine Revealed
- Introduction to Project Sunshine, a new version of ChatGPT with memory.
- Addressing skepticism around leaks and emphasizing substantial information supporting Project Sunshine.
- Mention of TBO Blaho’s tweet hinting at Project Sunshine’s beta features.
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Organic Assets for Business Initiation - Advocating the use of organic assets as a foot-in-the-door strategy for business initiation.
- Discussion on the potential of monetizing organic assets and integrating them into larger retainer agreements.
- Highlighting the importance of building expertise and showcasing it through organic assets.
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Hybrid Approach and Diversification - Proposing a hybrid approach that combines organic assets, ads, and client Google Business profiles.
- Emphasis on the need for diversification by incorporating both paid (ads) and organic (assets) lead sources.
- Acknowledgment of the challenges related to verifying Google Business profiles.
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ChatGPT with Memory Feature Details - Explanation of the ChatGPT with memory feature, allowing the model to learn from chats, carry information between conversations, and provide more relevant responses.
- Discussion on the potential benefits, including improved responses over time and remembering details and preferences.
- Introduction of the “temporary chat” feature for conversations that won’t be remembered.
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Community Discussion and AI Safety - Addressing community reactions and opinions on Project Sunshine and GPT advancements.
- Highlighting the importance of AI safety and expressing concern for rushing AI development without proper safety considerations.
- Encouraging thoughtful discussion on the implications of AI advancements.
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No. It doesn’t produce “less waste”. Not even comparably, not by any measure I can think of. There is no other power source which produces both the amount of waste nuclear does, or anything near the danger duration and distance of said waste.
No. Saying that reactors are leaking is not “inaccurate”, and stating that some are leaking was not a personal opinion or feeling about the subject.
Most recently the Minnesota station in the news for having what is hardly even its first measurable leak. These aren’t rare events. Just denying that they happen is … not an answer. 
I’m not sure why you even tried to do that…
I didn’t deny that leaks happen or happened in the past. But you’re using 1970s technology as an example of what’s wrong with the technology in general. But modern power plants don’t have that problem.
As far as waste goes, nuclear produces less waste than any other form of energy that can be deployed anywhere. Yes, some of those actinides are long-lived but no, they don’t take up much space. Also there are designs that burn up almost everything that generates radioactivity. In those reactors the waste generated is even smaller.
Your entire lifetime use of nuclear fuel generates about as much space as a coke can does.
Why did I “try to do that?” Because error should be answered.
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Its called Regulatory capture
RALPH NADER warned you that industry would take over the very agencies created to investigate and regulate them.
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Why do we always choose to ignore those who try to warn us about the future?
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because most of it is fearmongering and/or bullshit.
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I see now, some folks are made to feel foolish if they believe in stuff other folks don’t wanna believe in. 
This makes me wonder if there are folks out there that think like me but are too reluctant to speak up because they may get ridiculed.
I am of the mind…that if it is possible it can and probably will be done or at least be tried.
I am what I refer to as open-minded to the possibility that it could actually happen.
I have been a Cassandra all my life. It’s just my fate I think.
First Blood?
Tesla robot ATTACKS an engineer at company’s Texas factory during violent malfunction - leaving ‘trail of blood’ and forcing workers to hit emergency shutdown button
- Data shows one in every 21 Giga Texas workers was injured on the job in 2022
- And now an attorney aiding contract laborers at the factory tells DailyMail.com that there’s evidence Tesla UNDER-REPORTED accidents to state regulators
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I’m using the fact that it’s an ongoing problem to point out that it still can and does happen. That’s all.
No error was answered. Assertions were made, dismissed, and neither were cited. That’s not much of an answer. So, here’s some citation on it:
According to energy.gov “a typical nuclear plant produces over 30 tons of waste per year”
…not per lifetime…
which I am guessing even dividing among the served citizens Does Not amount to “a coke can amount of waste”. That was hyperbole, and it was wrong, since we’re answering errors.
55-80 pounds of fuel per day, for 300,000 homes, or 0.00002 pounds per person, or 0.006 pounds per person per year. That’s around one pound per person per 10 years.
Where are you getting this 55-80 number?
A ton is 2000 LB x 30 = 60,000
Divided by day per year that’s over 164
Divided among homes instead of populace (?) that’s .2
Unless you’re saying there’s 1000 people per house?