Excited to see everyone today. Re-reading through the links, I think they might be a bit too pro-nuclear. I'm going to recommend a reading from the last meetup, Safe Enough which argues we're thinking about nuclear risks incorrectly. A key excerpt:

Still. The advocates who intone solemnly on the importance of analyzing nuclear energy in terms of dispassionate numbers, as above, use the wrong models. To estimate the potential impact of cascades, we cannot simply average what has been. Our models have to consider the total damage possible - the number of rice grains in our pile, the energy of the atoms in our nuclear fuel.

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To take Probabilistic Risk Assessment seriously requires that we think beyond intuition and experience, and place our faith in an intricate web of calculations and simulations. That we celebrate meticulousness over freedom and invention. That we recognize that while our vigilance will protect us from some catastrophes, it will never shield us entirely.

I'm confused about what a worst-case for nuclear power looks like, because I don't understand what it would mean to direct the maximum amount of radiation from a nuclear power plant to the most populous areas. The talk from Michael Shellenberger made it seem like living near Chernobyl isn't that bad? Looking forward to discussing!

Mars is locked due to the Santa Claus parade, so please gather at the Elizabeth St. entrance. We'll accumulate there until 14:15.

Event is happening November 24th. Accidentally set the date wrong when initially making the event.

The door from the Queen's Park subway entrance is unlocked, so use that entrance. I'll be waiting outside University Avenue entrance until 14:15

MARS building locked due to protest. Meet outside West entrance on University Avenue. I'm still wearing the neon jacket.

Because some of you were asking, here's the yearly review template I use: https://alexvermeer.com/8760hours/

Its integrated into productivity website I use: https://intend.do/?r=u0hywhp1rz

To find the meetup, look for a woman wearing a neon jacket. I am ill, so my partner is running the meetup in my place. She'll be wearing the neon jacket and handing out name tags.

MARS is closed due to the Santa Claus Parade, so we're going to gather nearby at https://what3words.com/fizzle.relating.title

which is outside the Mercatto cafe. I'll still be wearing a neon jacket. We'll relocate to somewhere warmer at 14:30

I forgot my neon yellow jacket, so look for a black baseball cap instead.

FYI, Terraform Industries published a new blog post about the cost of their hydrogen electrolysis, which is significantly less than you're linked estimate of around $7/kg. They claim they can get $3/kg using current legacy solar, but with current solar cost trends continuing (which I know you're skeptical of) could reach $1.12/kg. They accomplish this by optimizing the cost/efficiency trade-off of the electrolysis setup.

I'm assuming Casey Handmer is being overly optimistic, but I can't tell by how much.