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Shawn Connors's avatar

Great article. There is a lot of information here. The strength of a nation, like the strength of an elite athlete, must come from its core. A few barbell curls on the beach are not adequate. Wind and solar may augment fossil fuels and nuclear but it they are not dense enough to gamble the prosperity of a nation upon. Hugo makes a technological argument for South Africa to start building her core strength. Think of it as similar to an athletic training philosophy. We should be following this advice in the United States as well.

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Michael Magoon's avatar

I am curious. This is a little off topic, but I wanted your opinion on an idea that has been bouncing around my brain.

Do you think that nations like South Africa could buy modular nuclear reactors from South Korea, which has shown the ability to manufacture nuclear plants at a much lower cost than other nations?

It seems like a high-value export opportunity for South Korea and a cost-effective alternative to coal-burning plants in other nations. South Korea also already mass-produces cargo ships, so I doubt that they would have problems customizing a ship design that could carry a disassembled nuclear plant to any port in the world.

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