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#2764685 22-Aug-2021 10:26

MikeB4:

And move to one of our largest volcanic fields.

yeah but at least we likely get a bit of warning before the shit hits the fan :)

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#2764723 22-Aug-2021 11:08

Auckland was the capital once. Wellington is more central geographically, not that that is as important these days. I think the country is too Auckland centric now without being even more so by also having the seat of power there too.

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#2764791 22-Aug-2021 11:58

I vote to make Palmerston North the capital.

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#2764799 22-Aug-2021 12:27

Technofreak:

Auckland was the capital once. Wellington is more central geographically, not that that is as important these days. I think the country is too Auckland centric now without being even more so by also having the seat of power there too.

Weird how everyone else is happy for Aucklanders to disproportionately fund regional backwaters for infrastructure their own population isn't big enough to sustain, yet when Auckland shoulders the bulk of inwards migration and internal migration, everyone's wallets are shut.

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#2765793 24-Aug-2021 10:31

Looks like the Netherlands is contemplating more nuclear power stations.

https://www.globalconstructionreview.com/news/netherlands-contemplates-ambitious-nuclear-new-bui/

I understand they're looking at the molten salt reactors. These have been around for a very long time but weren't developed because nuclear energy research and development focused on technology that would power submarines and also the focus on nuclear weapons.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molten_salt_reactor

https://www.ansto.gov.au/our-science/nuclear-fuel-cycle/advanced-nuclear-reactors/evolution-of-molten-salt-reactors

https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/southern-company-and-terrapower-prep-testing-molten-salt-reactor

China is building a few of them. This one to start with.

https://www.globalconstructionreview.com/news/china-unveil-worlds-first-waterless-molten-salt-re/

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#2766011 24-Aug-2021 14:23

Technofreak:

Auckland was the capital once. Wellington is more central geographically, not that that is as important these days. I think the country is too Auckland centric now without being even more so by also having the seat of power there too.

Auckland isn't a good choice when there are pandemics, as more often than not, that is where lockdowns will occur, due to having the higher population, and most air traffic and passengers come through Auckland. Nothing wrong with Welling, and the building are on base isolation for earthquakes. Much money has already been spent in recent times on the buildings down there for them.

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