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kristopher

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24. Flaw = the technology can't be proofed against meltdown and release of contamination
Sat Sep 7, 2013, 08:57 PM
Sep 2013

I'm pretty sure that at least part of his reasoning focuses on the fact that nuclear regulators are servants of the nuclear industry. For example, instead of immediately correcting the issues raised by Fukushima for about 25% of our reactors, the regulators bowed to nuclear industry cost concerns and let the plant owners/operators do the upgrades at some undetermined date in the future when they (the people paying for the upgrades) thought the time appropriate.

That lack of a legitimate human control system means that the technology simply CANNOT be made safe. I believe Jaczko said something to the effect that you can have inexpensive nuclear or you can have safe nuclear, but you can't have both.

K&R MotherPetrie Sep 2013 #1
We are so ready for solar energy. Baitball Blogger Sep 2013 #2
yessssss. Chaco Dundee Sep 2013 #29
I think we should put them over cars in parking lots for shade. Neoma Sep 2013 #41
I look forward to the day that they have been so nano'ed that they are Baitball Blogger Sep 2013 #42
! blkmusclmachine Sep 2013 #3
They should have never been built. We didn't know what to do with the waste then, nor now. nt SunSeeker Sep 2013 #4
Yet, at least two more of them are being constructed here quietly MrMickeysMom Sep 2013 #39
Wow. I half expected the usual felix_numinous Sep 2013 #5
Most of them are extremely old and in this country they were probably built to be replaced in so jwirr Sep 2013 #6
You really might want to consider linking to the article itself for people also not cstanleytech Sep 2013 #7
I'm living downwind from El Diablo, that is only one huge earthquake and accompanying Cleita Sep 2013 #8
Solution: Paradigm Where People Don't Require "Paycheck-Permission To Live" HumansAndResources Sep 2013 #33
not enough research is being done to study long-term radiation effects shireen Sep 2013 #9
NYT, April 8, 2013: Ex-Regulator Says Reactors Are Flawed proverbialwisdom Sep 2013 #10
Even if we close them all down the radioactive waste must be managed. Kablooie Sep 2013 #11
What make you think we humans will be around for 10,000 years RC Sep 2013 #17
Oh we'll be around. Kablooie Sep 2013 #18
That's a comforting thought. RC Sep 2013 #21
Okay, I'm a big critic of Obama but I don't think you can blame the end of humanity on him. cui bono Sep 2013 #19
If Syria goes sideways and draws in Russia and/or china, it most certainly can. RC Sep 2013 #20
Price-Anderson Act sanatanadharma Sep 2013 #12
does this include dotymed Sep 2013 #35
This: CrispyQ Sep 2013 #13
K & R !!! WillyT Sep 2013 #14
But they're "just venting a little steam." bvar22 Sep 2013 #15
Sad but oh so true arikara Sep 2013 #16
K&R... love_katz Sep 2013 #22
Unfortunately, the NYT article doesn't explain . . . MrModerate Sep 2013 #23
Flaw = the technology can't be proofed against meltdown and release of contamination kristopher Sep 2013 #24
OK, that helps a bit . . . MrModerate Sep 2013 #25
The new NRC head is a geologist who knows that Yucca Mountain is unsuitable bananas Sep 2013 #30
I think that peaceful nuclear power is more of a threat to humanity than chemical warfare. factsarenotfair Sep 2013 #26
K&R tecelote Sep 2013 #27
Hell Yea, shut them down nolabels Sep 2013 #28
He says they should all be gradually phased out and replaced with newer technology. pnwmom Sep 2013 #31
This makes a lot of sense. nm rhett o rick Sep 2013 #32
As Obama opens two nukes in GA grahamhgreen Sep 2013 #34
IMO, he is not a Democrat. dotymed Sep 2013 #36
Obama and Chomsky agree bananas Sep 2013 #40
"We don't have the money to fix it." Enthusiast Sep 2013 #37
Now they tell me rickford66 Sep 2013 #38
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