Musk on Solar, Kardashev Scales, and Why Nuclear Still Matters
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In the 43rd installment of The Atomic Exchange Podcast, co-hosts Dr. Goran Calic and Michael Tadrous open with quick updates, a post-mortem on the gaming stream experiment, and a nod to recent guest episodes, then dive into a point-by-point reaction to Elon Musk’s comments on the All-In Podcast. They unpack “near-field solar,” public acceptance of reactors, capacity factor vs nameplate, what battery math really implies for multi-week storage, and why invoking the sun’s power or the Kardashev scale does not answer grid reliability on Earth. Along the way they compare science projects to deployable programs, discuss Germany’s lesson, note why a Memphis data center runs on gas, and lay out what proof would look like for solar-first claims versus nuclear. Tune in for a clear, numbers-grounded take on hype, physics, and the energy systems that actually work.
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