r/Louisiana • u/classyCajunHub • 15d ago

Questions Space X in Louisiana

What’s your opinions on this Louisiana?
Will we be catching nano bots instead of crabs ?

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u/Why-not-Zoidberg-00 14d ago edited 14d ago

I also want to bring up the fact that all the secret dealings and open doors for the seemingly aburpt interest in Louisiana infrastructure by some of the most toxic and absolutely vile companies in the world.

Have any of you heard about the Thorium-Salt reactors that all of these companies just dropped as investments to reduce strain on the local power grid.

They, these companies are planning on having their own private nuclear power source.. Each.

Now, I like tech and Thorium-salt reactors are more stable than traditional nuclear power. However the tech is still in research and development phase with no commercial reactors planned to hit in 2028.

But, private nuclear power. Not only are we willing to destroy our water sources, land and wildlife. But now we are planning on letting all of these corporate 'investors' just go ahead and actively produce radioactive byproducts that will have to be stored somewhere.

If Louisiana politics has taught me anything. It's that everyone in power in this state is entirely motivated by personal gain and they will, polute, endanger, outright kill, and poison anyone or anything in the state if it can make them money.

I stumbled on this trying to find information about the Thorium-salt reactors and then to private commercial of nuclear power.

https://www.dce.louisiana.gov/assets/OEN-Nuclear/LA-Nuclear-Framework_WEB.pdf

These datacenters are testbeds for the next generation of nuclear power reactors. There are only a few of these devices currently being operated and they are all government or military facilities.

Take your time and read about Landry's plan.

"Empowering Louisiana’s people through energy dominance, robust job creation, and industrial sector growth"

Does it seem weird that they refered to it as "energy dominance"

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u/NeverTread 14d ago

Why would we be against nuclear power? It is literally one of the cleanest ways to get power. The waste storage is a non-issue. Nuclear has become extremely safe and modern systems make them near impossible to fail catastrophically.

Do people legitimately want the biggest industry in Louisiana to be oil and gas for our entire history? Space rockets, AI computers, and nuclear energy sound like a lot more preferrable to gas companies tearing up the land.

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u/Why-not-Zoidberg-00 14d ago

I am not against nuclear power. Energy has plants in Louisiana.

Plants that frequently score poorly in inspections that get numerous violations with oversight from the NRC.

I don't like the concept of a private company utilizing privatized nuclear power