How could Artificial Intelligence become dangerous?

[ruffdog]

It was a joke.....................

 

[California]

More than likely right next to the waste that's already there.

Because nobody wants radioactive waste transported through their town to offsite storage. (which doesn't exist anyway).

Remember the railcars scattered around a town after a recent derailment ? And here's the granddaddy of the type - an entire railyard destroyed. Roseville Railyard Disaster. They're still finding shrapnel 50 years later.
Woke me up 15 miles away!

Also an entire trainload of pesticides derailed into the headwaters of the Sacramento River a little later.

There will emerge a lot of NIMBYs if routine transport of radioactive waste is ever considered again.

Diagram source

Better description and of course Wikipedia.

 

[Oaktree]

Most people have a completely ignorant understanding of nuclear waste in modern reactors. Too much Simpsons, too little science.

Or think that every plant is another Chernobyl just waiting to happen.

 

[Hay Dude]

Because nobody wants radioactive waste transported through their town to offsite storage. (which doesn't exist anyway).

Remember the railcars scattered around a town after a recent derailment ? And here's the granddaddy of the type - an entire railyard destroyed. Roseville Railyard Disaster. They're still finding shrapnel 50 years later.
Woke me up 15 miles away!

Also an entire trainload of pesticides derailed into the headwaters of the Sacramento River a little later.

There will emerge a lot of NIMBYs if routine transport of radioactive waste is ever considered again.

Diagram source

Better description and of course Wikipedia.

All forms of energy creation have potential negative consequences.

Two Engineers Hug and Die on Top of a Burning Wind Turbine

Two Engineers Trapped on Top of a Wind Turbine Set on Fire, Hug Each Other for the Last Time. 2 - Dutch Engineers Died on a Burning Turbine.

www.electricaltechnology.org

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/18/climate/nantucket-wind-turbine-debris

Nuclear energy will save end up saving the world from darkness, but of course, some accidents will happen.

 

[kenmbz]

They need to put out the more modern reactors, the old ones had way too many flaws and complications.
But the new ones cost a lot and no one wants to chance it after so many melt downs.

We were at the Yankee nuclear plant when we were in our teens for a tour.
The guide said the canisters they use to transport waste were good up to 80mph impact.
My brother asked what happens at 90MPH like everyone does on the highway, the guide went silent and then moved on. Did not instill confidence.

 

[Hay Dude]

They need to put out the more modern reactors, the old ones had way too many flaws and complications.
But the new ones cost a lot and no one wants to chance it after so many melt downs.

We were at the Yankee nuclear plant when we were in our teens for a tour.
The guide said the canisters they use to transport waste were good up to 80mph impact.
My brother asked what happens at 90MPH like everyone does on the highway, the guide went silent and then moved on. Did not instill confidence.

Then the answer is to keep them under a strict 80MPH speed limit.

 

[Torvy]

They need to put out the more modern reactors, the old ones had way too many flaws and complications.
But the new ones cost a lot and no one wants to chance it after so many melt downs.

We were at the Yankee nuclear plant when we were in our teens for a tour.
The guide said the canisters they use to transport waste were good up to 80mph impact.
My brother asked what happens at 90MPH like everyone does on the highway, the guide went silent and then moved on. Did not instill confidence.

It's not that the new ones cost a lot, its that companies take a lot of risk because of overregulation and lack of a real comprehensive energy policy.

Decentralization allows the people in states to make decisions and still can provide national backup power in the event of natural disasters.

When people compare a modern western nuclear plant to something like Chernobyl, it's like comparing a Lexus to a Gremlin. Even 3 Mile Island was a nothing burger, but was whipped up by ignorant people to create fear (headlines).

 

[Torvy]

They need to put out the more modern reactors, the old ones had way too many flaws and complications.
But the new ones cost a lot and no one wants to chance it after so many melt downs.

There have only been 2 meltdowns. Both in Ukraine.

How many nuclear power plants have melted down? - Answers

Short answer: 2 More details: There have only been two full meltdowns, both in Ukraine (Prypait and Chernobyl). These were due to inadequate safety systems, as the USSR didn't exactly care about the safety of it's citizens. There have, however, been many partial meltdowns. These are usually due...

www.answers.com

 

[Torvy]

We were at the Yankee nuclear plant when we were in our teens for a tour.
The guide said the canisters they use to transport waste were good up to 80mph impact.
My brother asked what happens at 90MPH like everyone does on the highway, the guide went silent and then moved on. Did not instill confidence.

Either A) you misremember what was said
B) the guide was talking out of his backside
or
C) guide was just looking to scare some kids

Canisters are 5-15 inches thick stainless steel. There has never been an leak due to a transportation accident.

 

[Torvy]

Then the answer is to keep them under a strict 80MPH speed limit.

If that was real, it would have to be much lower because of the risk of a head-on with someone going much faster.

No worries as it is clearly BS.