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[Arjen]

That document takes some close reading. Busy right now.

 

[Arjen]

@Nicknick An interesting read, which leaves me wondering when the rest of the world will be taking notes on PRC construction practices.
Thank you.

 

[publiusr]

I heard some good things about GE Vernova today.

Sadly it was Jim Cramer reporting it--which means they'll go under by noon tomorrow....

He celebrated Earth Day today...by wearing the ugliest suit I ever saw. Meanwhile, the Inverse Cramer ETF reports the real reason the markets rose today is due to new tanker ships made of Puppeteer metal that neither Iran nor the US Navy can sink.

The cloaking device seems to work, judging by the 20+ ships that ran the blockade. That is all....

Solar

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Curse

https://phys.org/news/2026-04-resource-curse-natural-abundance-edged.html

Not as poor as we were led to believe

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-airlines-higher-fuel-fares.html

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[Halcyon66]

$28 billion and counting: Europe tallies the cost of another energy crisis

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/04/22/business/europe-energy-crisis-costs-intl

Regards,

 

[shin_getter]

60 months would be from this quote?

What is realised?
This leaves the questions
- where do PRC practices differ from those in the rest of the world?
- which PRC practices should be adopted in the rest of the world to reduce construction times?

PRC do not demand reactors the have radiation risks as low as possible. OBIVOUSLY EVERYONE DIE OF CANCER LA LA~

Why has nuclear power been a flop?

Nuclear is expensive, but it should be cheap

blog.rootsofprogress.org

 

[Nicknick]

PRC do not demand reactors the have radiation risks as low as possible. OBIVOUSLY EVERYONE DIE OF CANCER LA LA~

Why has nuclear power been a flop?

Nuclear is expensive, but it should be cheap

blog.rootsofprogress.org

They do, after the Fukushima incedent, all reactors must be Stage III certified. China has a clean safety record with their nuclear power.