Graham,

I was hoping my last response would provoke something that would give us a bit of a reset. So, rest assured that my failure to cite reasons was not done in the hopes that you’ll just take my word for it in an absence of any actual reasons, but to instead inspire a challenge from you. My reasons were the:

- technological advancements in energy storage, grid management, and renewable technology efficiency;

- economic diversification and resilience from the creation of new industries and job opportunities;

- long-term cost benefits of savings from reduced fuel costs and maintenance, and reduced environmental and health-related expenses;

- regulatory pressures and consumer demand resulting from countries and corporations increasingly committing to renewable energy.

Beyond the initial construction costs, nuclear power requires significant ongoing expenses for fuel, waste management, safety measures, and the eventual decommissioning of plants.

France and Ontario are dealing with significant ongoing expenses related to maintaining and upgrading their nuclear infrastructure. The costs of extending the life of existing plants in France have ballooned, and Ontario’s Marxist subsidies for nuclear power are a major factor in keeping their prices down.

The cost of renewables, on the other hand, has been steadily falling. Renewables can also be deployed faster. With no fuel to buy and minimal maintenance, they're also cheaper.

The rises in electricity prices - before you ask - are due to the integration of renewables, along with increases in global fuel prices, and ageing fossil fuel infrastructure.

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So far as I can judge, AI is still very much in its infancy.

Nevertheless, it has probably already been integrated to a certain extent into some if not all the computer programs I use regularly. So far as that improves efficiency that's fine with me.

However, I am not inclined to consult it for writing or research until it systematically indicates full details of the source of its information.

I say "consult" because I see AI developing into an additional (secondary) source of information - not as a primary source.

So far as I am aware, my personal vision and creativity are not to be found anywhere on the internet. I prefer them to remain my primary source of information - in so far as they exist and continue to exist.

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Graham,

"There'll be a good (propaganda) piece up tomorrow showing how renewables destroy productivity." Glad to hear everything is fine with nuclear power in Ukraine, and even in Ontario, no war there, that's a plus. I like other Australians are more interested in what can be expected here with nuclear power under the "Dutton Plan", so far all I have read indicates its an impractical, un-costed, thought bubble, from a political party which has no real energy policy, and never did. Is there anything that shows the Coalition policy has merit in Australian terms?

John Daysh,
Ignoring the last sentence in my post doesn't make reality go away ! Ignoring reality might keep Foxy happy but ignoring doesn't make it go away.
It is a very sad reality that we enable too many humans existing in Dreamland by letting our bureaudroids wasting our funding on them.
There's already too much AI generated illusion bombarding us. AI is very good if operated by NI (natural intelligence) alas, taught stupidity is in charge & I don't think we can expect any positive change soon.

I'm finding it rather difficult to try to discuss
issues with people who attack everything.

I can see that this where new comers to this forum
like John Dash - this is where they come in - to try to
bring some rationality into the discussion.

We could use Miriam Margolyes here. She sees this country
in a very positive light. Plus she has the ability to laugh
at herself. We need more people here with those abilities.
A sense of humour would definitely help here.

How are personal attacks going to help anyone?

Hi Foxy,

We have 2 kinds of posters here, the upbeat positive folk like you, and the downcast negative old farts, not worth a cracker.

BTW sitting in the Mater PH with my wife today, she's having heart tests. AND 90% of the staff are young people many from non English backgrounds. Great mob, imagine how it would be if all the staff were 80+ year old male Old Farts. Oh the pain of it all with their blood letting and leaches!