Wow. And funny coincidence, my grandmother recently also turned 100. But no nuclear policy.
My question for your father: What are the long term patterns in nuclear (and related) policy that he sees. Are there cycles, stabilizations, S-curves or something that is difficult for us to see because of our limited time horizon?
I guess it is sort of an answer. Maybe even more so than a polished one: Over long timescales, slow moving technical and infrastructure efforts are often failing because of policy resets. Maybe the lesson is to not try to work on policy driven technology. Or at least be aware of its pitfalls.
Wow. And funny coincidence, my grandmother recently also turned 100. But no nuclear policy.
My question for your father: What are the long term patterns in nuclear (and related) policy that he sees. Are there cycles, stabilizations, S-curves or something that is difficult for us to see because of our limited time horizon?
Joanna: My Dad was not able to answer this question. He got angry about his decades of working on nuclear waste disposal and its politic death.
I guess it is sort of an answer. Maybe even more so than a polished one: Over long timescales, slow moving technical and infrastructure efforts are often failing because of policy resets. Maybe the lesson is to not try to work on policy driven technology. Or at least be aware of its pitfalls.