Bill Gates on the Potential of New Nuclear Technology

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Bill Gates reflects on the future of nuclear power in the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster in Japan. "Software simulation changes the game," argues Gates, highlighting the advantage of being able to virtually test new designs before building them.

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Bill Gates, Co-Chair & Trustee, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Chairman, Microsoft Corporation in conversation with Chris Anderson

Bill Gates III is chairman of Microsoft Corporation, the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. In July 2008, Gates transitioned out of a day-to-day role in the company to spend more time on his global health and education work at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Gates continues to serve as Microsoft's chairman and an advisor on key development projects.

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[creedstat]

What a f'ing douchebag gates is.. Comparing the Fukushima disaster as minimal because it only happens once every 25 years ....he fails to mention that once a core melts down the toxic plumes disperse all over the earth and contaminates everything and everyone for thousands if not millions of year

[39randomguy39]

doing my chem hw on youtube ftw

[JOSH3SiX]

@MewCat100 never mind i misread your comment, my bad

[MewCat100]

@JOSH3SiX What is your point Josh? Your post makes no sense. I was making the point that the reactor never would have had a meltdown if it had been built properly. Nuclear reactors are actually safer than many other energy production technologies when produced properly. What was your point?

Nuclear reactors cannot explode like atomic weapons. There will be no A-bomb nuclear reactor accident. Explosions that can occur in nuclear facilities are the same that can occur anywhere.

[JOSH3SiX]

@MewCat100 so you think its fine if you get blown up for cutting cost and rule breaking?

[MewCat100]

There was an assload of cost cutting and rule-breaking in the building of that plant in Japan. The accident would never have been an issue if they had followed the rules. Damage from nuclear is always the result of HUMAN error and laziness. Humans suck, not nuclear power.

[fingerboy18]

@beetocks It's extremely difficult to transport the spent fuel as well. I visited a plant and they had a literal tank that moved it at about 2mph.

[vorjay]

@jorgecalivalle maybe because he partly owns a company called TerraPower which has nuclear engineers working for it and advising him.

"The TerraPower team includes[3] scientists and engineers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the Fast Flux Test Facility, Microsoft, and various universities as well as management with experience at Siemens A.G., Areva NP, the ITER project, and the U.S. Department of Energy."

[vorjay]

@withholeyshoes a reactor that the designers said should never have been put in service because of the flaws is your example.

[TheGamingFroob]

If you look throught hisglasses you see the future.