nuclear power

12 statements across 11 episodes · 8 bullish · 3 bearish · 6 people on the record · first statement Jun 13, 2021 by David Sacks · across every show →

Everything said about nuclear power, oldest first

Jun 13, 2021 bearish
Opinion
Sacks: Nuclear energy expansion is unrealistic due to local NIMBYism
“Nobody, nobody wants nuclear. There's a huge NIMBY problem with nuclear, right? Which is who really wants a nuclear power plant in their backyard? I mean, not gonna happen. I don't think it's realistic.”
David Sacks Jun 13, 2021 ▶ 41:41 E35: Biogen's controversial Alzheimer's drug approval, the billionaire space race, Bitcoin & more
Jul 9, 2021 negative
What-if
Chamath: Germany would be better off if it maintained nuclear power
“If they had just stayed the course on nuclear, they would be in a much better place.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Jul 9, 2021 ▶ 30:25 E39: West coast super drought & climate crisis, Nuclear virtue signaling, chaos in SF & more
Feb 25, 2022 positive
Prediction Open · timeframe Feb 2047
Friedberg: China's nuclear expansion will drop industrial energy costs below 5 cents
“And so as China builds out a 140 nuclear plants here over the next two to three decades, they're going to see their energy cost decline from about nine cents for industrial use, potentially, you know, into the sub five cent per kilowatt hour range, which makes…”
David Friedberg Feb 25, 2022 ▶ 45:22 E70: EMERGENCY POD! Russia invades Ukraine: Reactions, Putin's ambition, Biden's response and more
Jul 8, 2022 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Friedberg: Regulatory costs make new nuclear facilities cost $10 billion
“The issue with nuclear power, as you know, is the regulatory cost. So, you know, it's ten billion dollars in 30 years to get a new facility.”
David Friedberg Jul 8, 2022 ▶ 1:05:17 E86: Macro outlook: jobs, housing, inflation + Dutch farmers protests & EU climate missteps
Jul 8, 2022 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Calacanis: European Parliament reclassifies nuclear power and natural gas as green
“The EU Parliament flipped. And they are now saying these virtuous signaling knuckleheads, they came to the census and now they believe nuclear is green. Also green, according to the EU parliament is natural gas.”
Jason Calacanis Jul 8, 2022 ▶ 44:07 E86: Macro outlook: jobs, housing, inflation + Dutch farmers protests & EU climate missteps
Jan 6, 2024 bullish
Prediction Didn’t hold up
Friedberg predicts Global X Uranium ETF (URA) will be a top performer
“Oh, I took the uranium ETF. Easy money. Whether it plays out in the next 12 months or over time, I'm not sure. It's just an inevitability.”
David Friedberg Jan 6, 2024 ▶ 52:02 E160: 2024 Predictions! Markets, tech, politics, and more
Oct 18, 2024 bullish
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Friedberg: Global energy demand growth cannot be met without nuclear power
“There was no way, there is no way to meet the energy demand without nuclear.”
David Friedberg Oct 18, 2024 ▶ 49:13 Dueling Presidential interviews, SpaceX’s big catch, Robotaxis, Uber buying Expedia?, Nuclear NIMBY
Jan 4, 2025 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Friedberg predicts the US will announce a major nuclear power build-out
“My most anticipated trend is around the announcement of build-out of nuclear power in the United States in twenty-twenty-five.”
David Friedberg Jan 4, 2025 ▶ 1:32:59 2025 Predictions: Tech, Business, Media, Politics!
May 6, 2025 positive
Assertion Partly supported
Vending machines have killed more Americans than nuclear power
“We've had no, no deaths from anything related to nuclear power in our country. Yeah, in the instance inception, but the best I can find on the federal safety statistics is there's about 37 people that have died from getting angry at vending machines, and then …”
Doug Burgum May 6, 2025 ▶ 33:15 Doug Burgum, Secretary of the Interior | All-In DC
Jul 4, 2025 positive
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Friedberg: Removing clean energy credits could boost market demand for nuclear
“I do think one of the potential benefits of removing those clean energy tax credits Is that we actually see natural market forces drive demand for a more naturally sustainable, scalable energy production source.”
David Friedberg Jul 4, 2025 ▶ 19:14 Big Beautiful Bill, Elon/Trump, Dollar Down Big, Harvard's Money Problems, Figma IPO
Jan 23, 2026 bullish
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Feldman: Nuclear power is vastly more efficient over 20-30 years than alternatives
“Nuclear has, ah, over 20 or 30 years is vastly more efficient than any other power we know how to create.”
Andrew Feldman Jan 23, 2026 ▶ 57:25 Coinbase CEO's Top 3 Crypto Trends for 2026 + More from Davos!
Sep 12, 2026
Assertion Partly supported
Friedberg: US nuclear power costs $15B per gigawatt versus $1B in China
“The cost to produce a gigawatt of nuclear power in the US today is like fifteen billion dollars. The cost in France is four, and the cost in China is one.”
David Friedberg Sep 12, 2026 ▶ 16:39 AI Kills Everybody or Doomer Psyop? OpenAI’s Math Breakthrough, Nike’s $200B Collapse
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