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joshcryer

(62,270 posts)

24. We know perfectly well how to dispose of it.

Reply to Bonobo (Reply #23)

Fri Jan 18, 2013, 09:39 PM

Jan 2013

It's called the breeder reactor. IFR or LFTR or variants would allow us to have nuclear waste that is mostly inert in 300 years as opposed to the current 100k years that we have to store current waste. This, btw, is centuries shorter than the time CO2 will affect our climate.

All the while generating CO2 free sustainable energy.

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Japan to build world's largest offshore wind farm [View all] Bonobo Jan 2013 OP

Japan Politicalboi Jan 2013 #1

Yes to your main point but no, just "No", to your last line ... Nihil Jan 2013 #3

Smart place to put it ... Nihil Jan 2013 #2

But are they.... ReRe Jan 2013 #4

Yes but if there is another tsunami those windmills could FALL OVER!!!!!!!! Warren Stupidity Jan 2013 #5

Not exactly...... physioex Jan 2013 #26

Apparently I needed a sarcasm smilie. Warren Stupidity Jan 2013 #28

I will let it go this time, consider yourself warned. EOM physioex Jan 2013 #29

So 9 years after the tsunami they'll have replaced 2% of their nuclear electricity? phantom power Jan 2013 #6

9 years? What? nt Bonobo Jan 2013 #8

tick tock.... phantom power Jan 2013 #9

We almost made it through the summer with all the nukes turned off. Bonobo Jan 2013 #10

Japanese people have a huge carbon footprint with the nukes turned off. wtmusic Jan 2013 #11

Okay. Check. "Energy footprint" = unimportant. nt Bonobo Jan 2013 #14

That's correct. wtmusic Jan 2013 #15

I suppose if there was an unlimited supply of clean energy, that would be true. Bonobo Jan 2013 #21

Japan had a nearly unlimited supply of clean energy wtmusic Jan 2013 #22

Nuclear is "clean" even though it creates poisonous waste that we don't know how to dispose of? nt Bonobo Jan 2013 #23

We know perfectly well how to dispose of it. joshcryer Jan 2013 #24

That book you're linking to... wtmusic Jan 2013 #25

I highly recommend it. It's a really relaxing read. joshcryer Jan 2013 #27

Thanks, will check it out. nt wtmusic Jan 2013 #30

Your post #7 is somewhat heartening at least. joshcryer Jan 2013 #19

The Tsunami in Japan was on 3-11-11 Demo_Chris Jan 2013 #12

exactly - on 2020 it will have been 9 years phantom power Jan 2013 #13

Math, you can do it! joshcryer Jan 2013 #18

BURN THE HERETIC!!! nt Dead_Parrot Jan 2013 #20

The US fracking industry must be salivating. joshcryer Jan 2013 #16

"It's goodbye nuclear, hello renewables"? Author is in denial. wtmusic Jan 2013 #7

One can only hope they go after Gen IV. joshcryer Jan 2013 #17