Large Industrial Companies going Off-Grid???

This is the volume that would be needed to store the spent nuclear fuel produced in one year. As mentioned, this may need to be stored for up to 1,000 years for safety reasons. This implies that about 51 million m3 of storage would be needed for storage. For comparison, a standard Olympic size swimming pool is about 2500 m3 suggesting the world would need over 20,000 Olympic size swimming pools for storing this waste. Furthermore, it is important to note that the spent nuclear fuel is a fraction of the waste actually produced in nuclear reactors as the equipment (e.g filters) used for running the reactors, components of the reactors, and even clothing and tools also become radioactive to some degree and would need to be treated or stored (though not necessarily for the same length of time).


That means in a year, the world produces, in oil, 93 times the volume required to store the nuclear waste accumulated over 1000 years for a world run on nuclear energy.

Conclusion
Indeed, nuclear fission is a viable option for offsetting the current use of fossil fuels. Its energy density and capacity factor should make it one of the top choices for this. It suffers from a bit of a storage problem that seems prohibitive but is not intractable

http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2...s the volume that,would be needed for storage.

NOW WHERE?

 

I THOUGHT YOU WERE AGAINST CHINA AND THE TRADE DEFICITS?


Biden Administration Announces New Measures to Protect US Steel, Aluminum, and Shipbuilding Industries
Increasing Section 301 tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum

https://www.whitecase.com/insight-a...es-new-measures-protect-us-steel-aluminum-and

MONETARY POLICY FOR WORLD WIDE INFLATION? Seriously? lol

May 16, 2024 — In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, inflation rose almost simultaneously in most economies around the world.


Context. After staying mostly dormant for the prior decade, global inflation has been on a rollercoaster ride over the past three years. Global inflation declined sharply in the early stages of the pandemic amid a collapse in demand and oil prices. In mid-2020, however, it started to pick up as demand bounced back, supply disruptions deepened, and oil prices rebounded. In July 2022, global inflation reached its highest level since the mid-1990s. It then began to subside but it remains significantly above the pre-pandemic average. These developments have pushed the sources of global inflation movements to the center of policy debates.

https://www.worldbank.org/en/research/brief/global-inflation

 

The 100% figure was presented by the other poster. Yes, Trump has said 200% as well. And yes, I ALREADY posted information about moving some production to Mexico. You aren’t adding anything to the conversation. Just verifying you are jumping into a discussion you don’t understand.

QUOTE="JonK22, post: 1075147825, member: 129011"]
Earlier this month, John Deere announced it is moving the manufacturing of skid steer loaders and compact track loaders from its Dubuque facility to Mexico by the end of 2026.

....The company said the decision was due to it evolving its business model and to address rising manufacturing costs and improve operational efficiencies.

"This includes optimizing our factories for future products, making our operations more efficient and taking advantage of locations in the U.S. and globally, with a growing labor force," a statement from the company reads.

https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy...-layoffs-midwest-amid-production-shift-mexico

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Yes, I’ve repeatedly pointed out JD is a GLOBAL company and that’s one reason tariffs by US presidents are statistically irrelevant to their profitability.

QUOTE="JonK22, post: 1075147825, member: 129011"]
October 28, 2020

92 Percent of Trump’s China Tariff Proceeds Has Gone to Bail Out Angry Farmers
https://www.cfr.org/blog/92-percent-trumps-china-tariff-proceeds-has-gone-bail-out-angry-farmers[/QUOTE]

Yes, I’ve already stated I opposed Trump handing out money to “bail out” farmers. The federal government subsidizing ag is one main reason we see overproduction and price swings below cost of production. Of course it’s not just the US, that’s a global phenomenon now.

 

The other poster specifically mentioned FORD. Please try and address the actual conversation. I was responding to what was posted. At one time Ford was a holdout and criticized by Trump for doing so.

 

Please try and keep up. The other poster made claims about the amounts of nuclear waste that were WILDLY inaccurate. I was just presenting FACTS. I know facts upset you folks, but here is the background of this post of mine you are responding to while being ignorant of FACTS yourself. This post includes the inaccurate claims and my corrections with FACTS.

http://www.politicalforum.com/index.php?posts/1075058577/

 

I’ve consistently pointed out Biden tariffs had a purpose and that purpose was to address trade deficits. Other posters here were not aware Biden collected more tariff revenue than Trump. I’m posting facts folks like you were unaware of.

I’ve pointed out our trade deficit with China has decreased due to tariffs. I’ve pointed out WHY trade deficits with China matter.

Post Covid inflation is a function of monetary supply.

https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/drivers-post-pandemic-inflation

https://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/pdf/sintra/ecb.forumcentbankpub2024_Primiceri_paper.en.pdf



This may come as a surprise, but the US was not the only country to government spend heavily into the Covid economy. It was a global phenomenon.

Oil prices COULD rebound because consumers were flush with money to spend. Without Covid spending by government, demand for oil would have remained low and the price with it.

 

Biden collected MUCH more since Cheeto simply gave 92% of it to the farmers via welfare

Your premise that it was monetary policy is BS, even your link shows it's demand that died thanks to Covid then recovery once it ran it's course

What explains the finding that inflation is predominantly demand-driven?

https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/drivers-post-pandemic-inflation

You lock down for over a year, demand (especially travel) exploded once opened up. Monetary policy (Fed res) was a blip

 

Weird, the poster asked why Cheeto was attacking
"Why is Trump going back to his "economic" strategy of targeting specific companies? As president, he attacked both Ford and Courier. Those attacks certainly harmed those companies while accomplishing nothing. For instance, what damage did he accomplish other than to those companies he targeted?"

You decide to say Fords problem was EV or hybrids? lol

"Year-to-date, Ford sold 140,344 hybrids in the U.S., up 45.4% from last year's 96,514 units. The F-150 Hybrid is America's best-selling hybrid pickup truck, with 20,129 units sold in the third quarter–64% more year-over-year. Oct 3, 2024

Says the "socialist, lol

Instead of dancing around the commenter, why not be truthful AND FACTUAL as YOU claim?

 

Biden collected more because his tariffs were higher than Trump’s overall and were in place almost twice as long. What was done with the revenue after collection is not relevant.

Monetary policy is the only reason there was demand. If government spending hadn’t put money in the hands of consumers there could not have been demand. It’s unfortunate this simple concept escapes you and others who should know better.

From your cited source. LOL

 

Everything I’ve posted is factual. Yes, hybrids are doing well for Ford…..compared to the Lightening

https://tfltruck.com/2024/10/ford-f-150-lightning-production-halt-until-2025-news/#:~:text=After the company's third-quarter earnings call earlier,nearly a two-month stoppage (per Automotive News).

 

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You talking about Trump criticizing Ford for supporting California mileage requirements over federal CAFE? I don’t think that harmed Ford. What harmed Ford was making vehicles people don’t want. Like the lightening and F-150 hybrid etc. that are now sitting around unsold on lots.


Sure THAT'S what you said *shaking head* Get honest

 

LOL, Sure if that's your "belief"


Hint IT WAS MINOR, AS YOUR POST CITED!!

 

Just facts. Spring 2024.

https://fordauthority.com/2024/04/ford-f-150-hybrid-among-slowest-selling-new-cars/

Things have improved some since spring.

 

Not a belief. It’s a simple FACT Biden collected about double the tariff revenue as Trump. And it’s a fact what the revenue was spent on is irrelevant to the fact it was collected.

No. Not minor. I’ve posted numerous citations. Here’s a pull quote again. Nothing about minor.

 

"a combination of uncommonly expansionary fiscal policies, unexpectedly strong pent-up demand following the pandemic restrains, and unusually loose monetary policies."

YEP ONLY THAT LAST ONE IS MONETARY YOU KNOW? Fed reserve?


I'll help you

Monetary policy is a set of actions taken by a country's central bank to control the money supply and influence financial conditions. The goal of monetary policy is to achieve broader economic objectives, such as price stability, full employment, and economic growth.

 

LMAOROG, Sure

 

****ING WEASELS CUT OUT CONTENT IN REPLIES

ONCE MORE
"Year-to-date, Ford sold 140,344 hybrids in the U.S., up 45.4% from last year's 96,514 units. The F-150 Hybrid is America's best-selling hybrid pickup truck, with 20,129 units sold in the third quarter–64% more year-over-year. Oct 3, 2024

 

No. Expansionary fiscal policy in the form of deficit government spending increased money supply relative to supply of goods.

Still NOTHING about being minor as you falsely claimed. LOL

 

I didn’t cut any of your content. I quoted your entire post using PF quote function. You are really getting emotional. You aren’t dealing well with being incorrect.

So? Irrelevant. They were still sitting on lots costing ford money for twice as long as other vehicles. There were unsold 2023 models well into 2024.

 

Yep. Just facts.

 

So you're dancing again conflating Gov't with fed reserve policy. Typical for you though

Socialist my ass, libertarian nutjob maybe

 

NO YOU DIDN'T YOU LEFT THIS OUT
ONCE MORE


"Year-to-date, Ford sold 140,344 hybrids in the U.S., up 45.4% from last year's 96,514 units. The F-150 Hybrid is America's best-selling hybrid pickup truck, with 20,129 units sold in the third quarter–64% more year-over-year. Oct 3, 2024


SHOW ME THE PF POST YOU USED THIS IN??

 

Dude. You are clueless about economics. Government deficit spending increases monetary supply through fractional reserve banking driven by federal debt purchased by the federal reserve. These are just facts. Facts are not libertarian or socialist. Just facts.

https://epicforamerica.org/the-economy/is-inflation-the-result-of-excessive-deficit-spending/

You are welcome to address these facts if you wish. And you are welcome to engage in ad hominem fallacy. But the fallacy just erodes what little credibility you have left.

 

Weird YOU argue it's monetary policy but keep going nacl to Gov't policy?? Almost like you can't prove your posit but want to dance around?

 

Ummm. Government policy of deficit spending IS monetary policy. It’s almost like you have zero understanding of economics….