Professor & Chair of Physics, Cal Poly SLO, Nuclear physicist: low-energy neutron-induced fission #NIFFTE and relativistic heavy ion collisions #ALICEExperiment
San Luis Obispo, CA
Joined April 2009
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Prof. Jennifer Klay retweeted
🧵: A new @ENERGY reports finds nuclear waste production from small modular reactors are comparable to today’s commercial reactors and don’t present any major challenges in managing its spent nuclear fuel. (1/8)
anl.gov/article/argonne-rele…
Prof. Jennifer Klay retweeted
Greta, you read in the 2018 IPCC special report, that nuclear is part of the solution. You already said its madness, that Germany uses coal instead of existing nuclear!
Please help us save our last 6 german nuclear power plants, the safest in the world!
critical-climate-action.de/n…
Prof. Jennifer Klay retweeted
Happy birthday to the 8 billionth human! 🎂 You’ve been born into a world with decreasing rates of extreme poverty & child mortality, & increasing access to education. There is still much work to do, but some things are better then they’ve ever been. Welcome 🎉
Very useful thread
Thx to @Mining_Atoms, my earlier Ontario, Canada (non-) vs. dispatchable radar graphs are getting a second look, including from outside Canada & USA.
One recurring question is choice of scaling… for example, original graph shows nuclear and wind on different scales.
A 6/6 🧵
Prof. Jennifer Klay retweeted
Nuclear is part of the solution – it can provide clean electricity, day or night, rain or shine. ⚛ ⚡ bit.ly/31e5fFJ #Atoms4Climate #COP27
Suzi didn’t like being fact-checked so she blocked me. 🤷🏻♀️ get outside your bubble and seek credible sources. ourworldindata.org/safest-so…
Ok super weird photo overlap on my phone makes the right hand column look like a completely different message. Click the image to expand for true sentiment!
More #nuclear now, please. ⚛️💪❤️
I want more clean electricity to charge my electric car, and it needs to be available WHEN I need to charge. That means more nuclear. Now please!
#socialjustice
Prof. Jennifer Klay retweeted
It's 2022. Nuclear's now an integral part of climate talks.
It's truly an all-star lineup here at the @iaeaorg pavilion at @COP27P
Here's what's wild about this panel: each of the four speakers have bootstrapped a national or international nuclear advocacy movement!
ALT Princess Mthombeni of South Africa describes how to reach new audiences
ALT Paris Ortiz Wines of California describes the approaches she took to start and build a nuclear advocacy community
ALT Myrto Tripathi of France and Raquel Heredia of Mexico describe how they came to build their movements about nuclear energy instead of other causes
Prof. Jennifer Klay retweeted
Let's keep up pressure to pass a voting rights law that makes it easy to vote, ends partisan gerrymandering, and stops the flood of dark money into elections. That, right there, would go a long way toward helping us keep our democracy.
Prof. Jennifer Klay retweeted
In summary:
(1) Family time is limited—cherish it.
(2) Friend time is limited—prioritize real ones.
(3) Partner time is significant—never settle.
(4) Children time is precious—be present.
(5) Coworker time is significant—find energy.
(6) Alone time is highest—love yourself.
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If wind & solar are so cheap, then why do utilities charge more for renewable energy?
The higher the share of wind & solar, the higher the cost of electricity in California.
Californians paid up to 88% more for electricity in the summer of 2022.
Chart by @peterdevietien
I did notice that stopped working and assumed it was a choice. Wheels are coming off the bus…
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Prof. Jennifer Klay retweeted
US West faces power reliability issues from growing use of renewables.
"If nothing is done to mitigate the long-term risks, by 2025 we anticipate severe risks to the reliability and security of the interconnection."
reuters.com/business/energy/…