Generation Atomic

Thanks for admitting the obvious, but how was the entire world duped into thinking closing down nuclear was a good idea? Why were Twitter anons and nuclear bros right about this, while energy experts and world leaders were so impossibly wrong? And the most important question: What are they going to do to fix this?

The "age" of any energy source is borderline irrelevant, but I keep seeing people saying that our newest energy source is "old" so I had to make a new meme. Along the way I learned that the photoelectric effect was discovered by the dad of the guy who discovered radiation!

BREAKING: DIABLO CANYON HAS BEEN AWARDED ITS FINAL STATE PERMIT Today, the Central Coast Water Board unanimously voted to award California's last nuclear plant its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit and 401 Water Quality Certification. 70% of public comments were in full support - from Central Valley agricultural associations, the local Chamber of Commerce, Dignity Health, the IBEW union, District Supervisors, marine meteorologists, and local pro-nuclear organizations. Unlike the recent Coastal Commission meeting, this board stayed within its specific purview while also acknowledging that the decision taken does not happen in a vacuum. It has impacts on the broader energy system that protects human and environmental health. Opponents pushed to cap the 401 certification at 2030, citing the Indian Point example but legal counsel was clear: the comparison is irrelevant, and this type of restriction would conflict with the NRC’s authority. But the most revealing moment? Several critics openly conceded that operation beyond 2030 is a real possibility, and they are worried. The question is no longer whether we need Diablo. It’s whether Diablo will actually close in 2030. Next step — Diablo receives its federal 20-year operating license from the NRC.