| 195. There is already a nuclear plant where the new one is to be built. |
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Look up "Plant Vogtle." It's right across the border from the Savannah River Site, which has five nuclear production reactors, which have been in place for sixty years. None of these sank into the ground.
BTW, Atlanta is over a hundred miles away from where this new plant is going to be built. The underlying geology is completely different.
|
| -Nuclear Power, What say you? |
Bennyboy |
Feb-16-10 05:56 PM |
#0 |
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This is great leadership by President Obama. It's inevitable so let's get started, 30 years late. |
timeforpeace |
Feb-16-10 05:57 PM |
#1 |
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First meaningful thing he's done in months.. |
ddeclue |
Feb-16-10 06:08 PM |
#16 |
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What about the waste |
packerbacker53 |
Feb-17-10 12:52 PM |
#214 |
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Beats the hell out of the waste that we generate every day from coal fired power plants. |
ddeclue |
Feb-17-10 04:19 PM |
#227 |
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No, actually it isn't inevitable. |
MadHound |
Feb-16-10 06:09 PM |
#19 |
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Those terrible snowstorms which had little wind but days of cold and overcast didn't make a little |
timeforpeace |
Feb-16-10 08:10 PM |
#79 |
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And if we were operating on a decentralized power generation system combined with a smart grid |
MadHound |
Feb-16-10 10:05 PM |
#118 |
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Sunny and 80 degrees Fahrenheit here in Southern Ca today and yesterday. |
JDPriestly |
Feb-18-10 03:59 AM |
#241 |
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I'm with you, Madhound. |
JDPriestly |
Feb-18-10 03:53 AM |
#238 |
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not a fan. Choosing between the two "evils" of coal and nuclear, I opt for coal. |
KittyWampus |
Feb-16-10 05:58 PM |
#2 |
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Are you serious? |
TheWraith |
Feb-16-10 06:09 PM |
#20 |
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I disagree with your assertion that nuclear power plants haven't killed a single person. |
KittyWampus |
Feb-16-10 06:16 PM |
#29 |
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Disagree if you like, but the facts are on my side. |
TheWraith |
Feb-16-10 06:18 PM |
#32 |
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and how many people in the Chernobyl area are STILL suffering? |
Donnachaidh |
Feb-16-10 08:07 PM |
#78 |
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Chernobyl is not in the US. |
verges |
Feb-16-10 08:24 PM |
#85 |
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and you really think there is NO possibility of that happening here? |
Donnachaidh |
Feb-16-10 08:31 PM |
#86 |
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American standars are much higher. |
verges |
Feb-16-10 08:34 PM |
#89 |
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THREE MILE ISLAND. |
Donnachaidh |
Feb-16-10 08:38 PM |
#91 |
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Actually, very little radiation was released |
Confusious |
Feb-16-10 09:37 PM |
#110 |
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mrem is not a measurement of radioactivity release. in fact, it's not a measured unit of any sort |
struggle4progress |
Feb-16-10 10:24 PM |
#121 |
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Really? |
Confusious |
Feb-16-10 11:31 PM |
#134 |
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I do not wish to argue whether mrem "exists" - I merely want to point out it is never measured and |
struggle4progress |
Feb-17-10 12:02 AM |
#141 |
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Well now that's a specious argument. |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
Feb-17-10 12:04 AM |
#144 |
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The question was whether "much" radiation was released at TMI. Respondent provided mrem figures. |
struggle4progress |
Feb-17-10 12:22 AM |
#151 |
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The unit's fine, and you pretended otherwise. |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
Feb-17-10 12:25 AM |
#152 |
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Whether the unit is "fine" or not depends upon its use. In a laboratory accident, where |
struggle4progress |
Feb-17-10 12:44 AM |
#160 |
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Deleted message |
Name removed |
Feb-18-10 03:59 AM |
#240 |
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There was no question |
Confusious |
Feb-17-10 12:37 AM |
#159 |
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Alot of things in science are |
Confusious |
Feb-17-10 12:18 AM |
#149 |
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Not a single dead body from that incident. Nor any civilian reactor in the US |
Pavulon |
Feb-16-10 09:39 PM |
#113 |
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so as long as there are no visible bodies, it's okay? |
Donnachaidh |
Feb-17-10 06:53 AM |
#184 |
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Chernobyl was a graphite-moderated reactor with no containment vessel |
Merchant Marine |
Feb-17-10 12:09 AM |
#145 |
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You probably think Chernobyl was a nuclear explosion... |
Merchant Marine |
Feb-17-10 12:11 AM |
#146 |
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If you do a search, you'll find deaths from Three Mile Island |
immoderate |
Feb-17-10 12:29 AM |
#154 |
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Have you heard of Santa Susannah in the SImi Hills here in California? |
JDPriestly |
Feb-18-10 04:06 AM |
#242 |
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You are misinformed. Coal plants emit more radiation than nuclear plants. |
Statistical |
Feb-16-10 06:18 PM |
#31 |
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"Coal is literally pure death. It has killed more people than every other form of power combined." |
TheWraith |
Feb-16-10 06:19 PM |
#33 |
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I most certainly am not "misinformed". I prefer Renewables & investing in technological innovations. |
KittyWampus |
Feb-16-10 06:26 PM |
#43 |
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Then you are intentionally choosing the far more lethal form of power. |
Statistical |
Feb-16-10 06:38 PM |
#49 |
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No, I'd choose not to invest massive amounts of money in another addiction. |
KittyWampus |
Feb-16-10 07:39 PM |
#68 |
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cryingshame usually does. |
Jax |
Feb-18-10 03:57 AM |
#239 |
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coal plants do not "emit more radiation than nuclear plants." there are many serious problems with |
struggle4progress |
Feb-16-10 10:30 PM |
#123 |
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You sure about that? |
Statistical |
Feb-16-10 10:40 PM |
#125 |
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I've done the calculations and posted results here repeatedly. Coal contains traces |
struggle4progress |
Feb-16-10 11:44 PM |
#137 |
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I think I prefer the word of the editor of Scientific American |
Confusious |
Feb-16-10 11:56 PM |
#139 |
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Vide infra #140 |
struggle4progress |
Feb-17-10 12:04 AM |
#142 |
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What do you do, that you don't know this stuff? |
Confusious |
Feb-16-10 11:31 PM |
#135 |
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Can you do arithmetic? |
struggle4progress |
Feb-16-10 11:58 PM |
#140 |
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The only problem with your calculations |
Confusious |
Feb-17-10 12:34 AM |
#158 |
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You didn't understand the secular equilibrium argument: given a natural mixture of radioisotopes |
struggle4progress |
Feb-17-10 01:12 AM |
#170 |
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Perhaps you're thinking of another argument |
Confusious |
Feb-17-10 03:04 AM |
#177 |
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Hmm. Suppose we start with one isotope. It decays at a certain rate. |
struggle4progress |
Feb-17-10 04:12 AM |
#179 |
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I still don't see the point of talking about secular EQ |
Confusious |
Feb-17-10 12:35 PM |
#211 |
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Same argument works for branched chains: again, just high school manipulation of inequalities; |
struggle4progress |
Feb-17-10 06:14 PM |
#228 |
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I seem to recall a chemistry prof. saying that the radioactive elements in coal are retained... |
Umbral |
Feb-17-10 01:39 AM |
#173 |
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The EPA says different. |
Confusious |
Feb-17-10 03:08 AM |
#178 |
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MEH. What does the EPA know anyways? I trust peoplez on the intertubes over the EPA. |
Statistical |
Feb-17-10 09:31 AM |
#202 |
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Nope |
gratuitous |
Feb-16-10 05:59 PM |
#3 |
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I can't tell you how many people I know from the Hanford area who developed |
gateley |
Feb-16-10 06:06 PM |
#14 |
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I like it. n/t |
bbinacan |
Feb-16-10 05:59 PM |
#4 |
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No. We need to develop renewable energy (wind, solar, geothermal, etc.). |
invictus |
Feb-16-10 06:00 PM |
#5 |
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+1, and I'll add |
DevinKline |
Feb-17-10 01:09 AM |
#169 |
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I say there is nothing clean about nuclear. Given a choice between Nuke and coal I choose Solar Wind... |
Vincardog |
Feb-16-10 06:00 PM |
# |
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Agree -- and even though I've heard some negative things about those |
gateley |
Feb-16-10 06:04 PM |
#10 |
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Nuclear is natural. |
Statistical |
Feb-16-10 06:25 PM |
#39 |
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thunderous applause! The money wasted on Nuclear could go into Green Technology |
KittyWampus |
Feb-16-10 06:38 PM |
#48 |
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One of which no one is using at all right now |
Confusious |
Feb-16-10 09:35 PM |
#109 |
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Lets just irradiate everything |
quinnox |
Feb-16-10 06:00 PM |
#6 |
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I'm really not thrilled about it, |
Blue_In_AK |
Feb-16-10 06:01 PM |
#7 |
| -
Against it regardless of the cost -- the waste scares the hell out of me. |
gateley |
Feb-16-10 06:02 PM |
#8 |
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the potential for f*ckups both accidental and on purpose scare the crap out of me |
Donnachaidh |
Feb-16-10 06:07 PM |
#15 |
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Yes -- the potential for disaster is there, regardless of how we try to |
gateley |
Feb-16-10 07:12 PM |
#61 |
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What is our problem? |
GoCubsGo |
Feb-17-10 08:25 AM |
#198 |
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Yeah, the question was pretty much rhetorical, but you're right, of course. nt |
gateley |
Feb-17-10 03:33 PM |
#222 |
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Actually |
Rebubula |
Feb-17-10 07:44 AM |
#192 |
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Yes. |
GoCubsGo |
Feb-17-10 08:18 AM |
#196 |
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There is already a nuclear plant where the new one is to be built. |
GoCubsGo |
Feb-17-10 08:17 AM |
#195 |
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The waste shouldn't scare you. |
TheWraith |
Feb-16-10 06:15 PM |
#27 |
| -
I'm still scared -- we're "messing with Mother Nature" by doing whatever we |
gateley |
Feb-16-10 07:09 PM |
#58 |
| -
Well bad news is the geothermal reactor will eventually run out of fuel in .... |
Statistical |
Feb-16-10 08:05 PM |
#75 |
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Help me out here. |
immoderate |
Feb-17-10 02:01 AM |
#175 |
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Actually, it's 18.5 billion. |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
Feb-16-10 06:04 PM |
#9 |
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I'm against it. But I'm also against outsourcing jobs, |
LisaM |
Feb-16-10 06:05 PM |
# |
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not a fan |
amborin |
Feb-16-10 06:05 PM |
#11 |
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having had family members who worked in the nuclear biz during 3 mile island |
Donnachaidh |
Feb-16-10 06:05 PM |
#12 |
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You... |
Rebubula |
Feb-17-10 07:48 AM |
#193 |
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Are you familiar with the Santa Susannah disaster in Simi Valley in S. California? |
JDPriestly |
Feb-18-10 04:15 AM |
#243 |
| -
Nuclear energy in conjunction with a decent electric car ... |
Mumblefratz |
Feb-16-10 06:05 PM |
#13 |
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US reactors consume 62 million lbs of yellowcake each year - the US produces only 2 million lbs/yr |
jpak |
Feb-16-10 06:10 PM |
#21 |
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No, it's not. There's an ample supply of uranium if we want it. |
TheWraith |
Feb-16-10 06:12 PM |
#23 |
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If we want to buy it from someone else - & oh yeah, the US was NEVER uranium self-sufficient |
jpak |
Feb-16-10 06:14 PM |
#25 |
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Actually we can produce more than enough uranium by seawater leaching. |
TheWraith |
Feb-16-10 06:16 PM |
#30 |
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LOL! the concentration of uranium in seawater is 3.3 micrograms per liter |
jpak |
Feb-16-10 06:24 PM |
#37 |
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not quite. there have been limited feasibility studies, suggesting that under optimal |
struggle4progress |
Feb-16-10 11:05 PM |
#128 |
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all of which must be mined. Processed. Disposed of. |
KittyWampus |
Feb-16-10 06:39 PM |
#50 |
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The US only produces 2 million lb BECAUSE WE DON'T NEED MORE. |
Statistical |
Feb-16-10 06:21 PM |
#34 |
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Ummm...we NEED 62 million lbs per year to run our reactors, we PRODUCE only 2 million lbs/yr |
jpak |
Feb-16-10 06:26 PM |
#42 |
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We only need 2 M RAW URANIUM becuase MOX from nuclear stockpile makes up the difference. |
Statistical |
Feb-16-10 06:38 PM |
#47 |
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That's just plain wrong - MOX is Mixed OXide fuel (U and Pu) and there are NO US MOX reactors |
jpak |
Feb-16-10 06:51 PM |
#52 |
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Stand corrected I mixed up MOX with weapons grade program... |
Statistical |
Feb-16-10 07:06 PM |
#57 |
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13% of world reactor requirements is not a "majority" |
jpak |
Feb-16-10 07:21 PM |
#65 |
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I don't think your original post was about the world it was about THE UNITED STATES. |
Statistical |
Feb-16-10 07:35 PM |
#67 |
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ummm....the US uses 25,000 metric tonnes U/yr, global blend-down U production is 10,000 tonnes/yr |
jpak |
Feb-17-10 06:05 AM |
#180 |
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Apples and oranges. You are confusing uranium (yellowcake) with LEU |
Statistical |
Feb-17-10 07:12 AM |
#188 |
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You can turn yellowcake into useable uranium |
Confusious |
Feb-16-10 09:06 PM |
#94 |
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I'm not sure how much and of what type ... |
Mumblefratz |
Feb-16-10 09:38 PM |
#112 |
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I'm not sure the disposal and safety issues are technically solvable. Well, |
gateley |
Feb-16-10 06:15 PM |
#28 |
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Because wind, solar and whatever have zero possibility ... |
Mumblefratz |
Feb-16-10 06:21 PM |
#35 |
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Have you got anything other than hot air to back that assertion up with? |
MadHound |
Feb-16-10 06:24 PM |
#38 |
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Umm ... |
Mumblefratz |
Feb-16-10 06:36 PM |
#46 |
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Ummm...wind, biomass and hydro produce ALL the electricity used in my county in Maine |
jpak |
Feb-16-10 06:54 PM |
#54 |
| -
Let me restate my assertion, since you may have misunderstood |
MadHound |
Feb-16-10 06:56 PM |
#55 |
| -
Wiki may be unreliable but you cite nothing ... |
Mumblefratz |
Feb-16-10 09:08 PM |
#95 |
| -
Ah yes, that old lame canard |
MadHound |
Feb-16-10 09:56 PM |
#116 |
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Am I missing something, I see no link in your reply #116? |
Mumblefratz |
Feb-16-10 10:13 PM |
#119 |
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Forgot to include the link, it is now up for you |
MadHound |
Feb-16-10 10:39 PM |
#124 |
| -
The theme is to be insulting when no insult was given. |
Mumblefratz |
Feb-16-10 10:49 PM |
#127 |
| -
Ah yes, the last refuge |
MadHound |
Feb-16-10 11:18 PM |
#130 |
| -
For all I know you could possibly be right ... |
Mumblefratz |
Feb-16-10 09:58 PM |
#117 |
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As your little blurb states right up front, that is just one scenario |
MadHound |
Feb-16-10 10:20 PM |
#120 |
| -
Really? |
Confusious |
Feb-16-10 11:42 PM |
#136 |
| -
Sorry, I deal with the world of academics |
MadHound |
Feb-17-10 06:42 AM |
#183 |
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A lot of people felt the same way about Linux. |
Confusious |
Feb-17-10 01:06 PM |
#215 |
| -
Well, since you didn't add links, I really can't properly judge your piece now can I |
MadHound |
Feb-17-10 01:51 PM |
#218 |
| -
So we are doing serious academic research here? |
Confusious |
Feb-17-10 02:28 PM |
#220 |
| -
Wind, solar and to a lesser extent wave are all intermittent sources. |
TheMadMonk |
Feb-17-10 12:31 AM |
#155 |
| -
Yes, they're all intermittant sources, that's why you have a smart grid |
MadHound |
Feb-17-10 06:53 AM |
#185 |
| -
The sun don't shine at night. |
TheMadMonk |
Feb-17-10 10:08 AM |
#203 |
| -
No, but the wind does blow at night |
MadHound |
Feb-17-10 10:39 AM |
#205 |
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Wind tends to drop at night too. And widespread calms are not unheard of. |
TheMadMonk |
Feb-17-10 07:35 PM |
#230 |
| -
Again, you're locked in the past |
MadHound |
Feb-18-10 06:55 AM |
#245 |
| -
Humdingers are no comfort for the farmers who have turbines for neighbours. |
TheMadMonk |
Feb-18-10 11:01 AM |
#251 |
| -
I Believe this is the way Europe is going |
fascisthunter |
Feb-17-10 12:15 PM |
#209 |
| -
Or re-discover Tesla's approach to pull energy out of the air. :-) |
gateley |
Feb-16-10 06:25 PM |
#40 |
| -
what a stupid post |
jpak |
Feb-16-10 06:27 PM |
#44 |
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I've heard Brian Schweitzer (Gov of MT) say they have enough wind potential |
gateley |
Feb-16-10 07:18 PM |
#63 |
| -
As I said above ... |
Mumblefratz |
Feb-16-10 09:22 PM |
#102 |
| -
Actually the governor of Montana is lobbying for clean coal, but threw in |
gateley |
Feb-17-10 03:41 PM |
#223 |
| -
I've heard all the people in the world can fit into texas |
Confusious |
Feb-16-10 09:26 PM |
#103 |
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They are. We just have to get after it, like all the other problems we've solved. |
timeforpeace |
Feb-16-10 08:14 PM |
#81 |
| -
Why not rooftop solar and an electric vehicle? |
Bennyboy |
Feb-16-10 08:21 PM |
#83 |
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Rooftop soalr maybe power a few things in your house |
Confusious |
Feb-16-10 09:28 PM |
#104 |
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"a few things in your house" - here in Maine there are thousands of solar homes |
jpak |
Feb-17-10 06:07 AM |
#181 |
| -
Exactly, we gotta start convincing people that this is now and is CHEAPER.... |
Bennyboy |
Feb-17-10 12:20 PM |
#210 |
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Thousands doesn't equate to millions |
Confusious |
Feb-17-10 04:01 PM |
#226 |
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It's not a solution. What means "realistic?" |
immoderate |
Feb-17-10 02:16 AM |
#176 |
| -
Actually they cost a lot less than $8 billion per plant. |
TheWraith |
Feb-16-10 06:08 PM |
#17 |
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Sure - as a small part of a COMPREHENSIVE energy policy. |
baldguy |
Feb-16-10 06:09 PM |
#18 |
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About time. |
Schema Thing |
Feb-16-10 06:10 PM |
#22 |
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i say that it's about time. |
dysfunctional press |
Feb-16-10 06:13 PM |
#24 |
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Um the $8.5 billion is for TWO plants. |
Statistical |
Feb-16-10 06:15 PM |
#26 |
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"lets utilities know the govt isn't going to delay construction once license has been issued. " |
Tom Rinaldo |
Feb-17-10 02:57 PM |
#221 |
| -
It's about time. |
Biker13 |
Feb-16-10 06:22 PM |
#36 |
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loans at risk of default: |
amborin |
Feb-16-10 06:25 PM |
#41 |
| -
Well, the cynical part of me says good. |
TransitJohn |
Feb-16-10 06:31 PM |
#45 |
| -
Water usage? |
Bennyboy |
Feb-16-10 06:41 PM |
#51 |
| -
Pretty much every form of power needs water |
Confusious |
Feb-16-10 09:11 PM |
#97 |
| -
Nuclear power needs to go, along with all other traditional, dinosaur, centralized power generation |
MadHound |
Feb-16-10 06:51 PM |
#53 |
| -
You want to replace large efficient centralized power generating centers with |
farmout rightarm |
Feb-16-10 07:12 PM |
#59 |
| -
Gadgets. nice. |
MadHound |
Feb-16-10 09:44 PM |
#115 |
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How long? |
Confusious |
Feb-16-10 11:50 PM |
#138 |
| -
Depends, |
MadHound |
Feb-17-10 06:37 AM |
#182 |
| -
600 billion was the budget for the pentagon this year |
Confusious |
Feb-17-10 12:47 PM |
#213 |
| -
Let's see, TARP and the stimulus both got over 700 billion |
MadHound |
Feb-18-10 06:58 AM |
#246 |
| -
I like your idea of a smart grid. |
Jamastiene |
Feb-17-10 01:58 AM |
#174 |
| -
Uh, your "bibliography"?? No, thanks but no thanks. |
farmout rightarm |
Feb-17-10 11:03 AM |
#206 |
| -
Fine, just offering |
MadHound |
Feb-17-10 01:53 PM |
#219 |
| -
It's a long overdue start. Nuclear plants are the only alternative to fossil fuels |
farmout rightarm |
Feb-16-10 07:02 PM |
#56 |
| -
Well, it's either that, or build more coal plants and talk about how awesome wind farms are. |
name not needed |
Feb-16-10 07:12 PM |
#60 |
| -
Against it, absolutely positively NO! nt |
Raine |
Feb-16-10 07:13 PM |
#62 |
| -
Is it REALLY more efficient than say, a natural gas plant? |
Canuckistanian |
Feb-16-10 07:19 PM |
#64 |
| -
Sure fossil fuels are cheaper as long as you don't mind puking billions of tons of CO2 into air. |
Statistical |
Feb-16-10 07:49 PM |
#70 |
| -
My point being |
Canuckistanian |
Feb-16-10 08:03 PM |
#72 |
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Reactors in the United States have uptime of over 95%. |
Statistical |
Feb-16-10 08:07 PM |
#77 |
| -
Well then |
Canuckistanian |
Feb-16-10 08:12 PM |
#80 |
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Most of reactors in US are now pushing 50 years and uptime has been increasing. |
Statistical |
Feb-16-10 08:40 PM |
#93 |
| -
NO -- and think Chernobyl when you factor in TRUE costs |
Donnachaidh |
Feb-16-10 08:05 PM |
#73 |
| -
Chernobyl was an epic disaster of human AND engineering faults |
Canuckistanian |
Feb-16-10 08:33 PM |
#87 |
| -
you can NEVER be sure of that. |
Donnachaidh |
Feb-16-10 08:37 PM |
#90 |
| -
What if they have designs that can't DO worse |
Confusious |
Feb-16-10 09:41 PM |
#114 |
| -
so on paper they are safe -- ever know of contractors to cost cut? |
Donnachaidh |
Feb-17-10 06:56 AM |
#186 |
| -
Well, I can't argue with that level of mistrust. |
Confusious |
Feb-17-10 12:40 PM |
#212 |
| -
Chernobyl is not a "dead zone" |
GoCubsGo |
Feb-17-10 08:37 AM |
#199 |
| -
A nuclear plant will run for 60 years |
Confusious |
Feb-16-10 09:12 PM |
#98 |
| -
NO |
ConcernedCanuk |
Feb-16-10 07:24 PM |
#66 |
| -
I find your lack of faith disturbing |
Confusious |
Feb-16-10 09:15 PM |
#99 |
| -
FAIL |
Sugarcoated |
Feb-16-10 07:49 PM |
#69 |
| -
no nukes |
spanone |
Feb-16-10 07:50 PM |
#71 |
| -
No horseless carriages! |
Confusious |
Feb-16-10 09:30 PM |
#105 |
| -
Hooray Modernity! |
Moochy |
Feb-17-10 12:48 AM |
#163 |
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I've got no problem with nuclear power. n/t |
WeDidIt |
Feb-16-10 08:05 PM |
#74 |
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nay |
mdmc |
Feb-16-10 08:05 PM |
#76 |
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This a good move and it's badly needed... |
damyank913 |
Feb-16-10 08:18 PM |
#82 |
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I support nuclear -- as long as there's insurance & tough regulation. /nt |
philly_bob |
Feb-16-10 08:22 PM |
#84 |
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it's inevitable, I suppose |
paulk |
Feb-16-10 08:33 PM |
#88 |
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The nuclear angle was hashed out decades ago |
NNN0LHI |
Feb-16-10 08:38 PM |
#92 |
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Wow did anyone tell |
Confusious |
Feb-16-10 09:17 PM |
#100 |
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I'm against it as well. |
DeSwiss |
Feb-16-10 09:11 PM |
#96 |
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So what about the street lights? |
Confusious |
Feb-16-10 09:33 PM |
#106 |
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Where?, you ask.... |
DeSwiss |
Feb-16-10 10:46 PM |
#126 |
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First you have to know which box you are in. |
Confusious |
Feb-16-10 11:26 PM |
#132 |
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That has got to be..... |
DeSwiss |
Feb-17-10 12:04 AM |
#143 |
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I was wondering how the geothermal thing works |
Confusious |
Feb-17-10 12:15 AM |
#148 |
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It uses existing.... |
DeSwiss |
Feb-17-10 12:44 AM |
#161 |
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Um, DeSwiss, that's a heat pump. |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
Feb-17-10 12:31 AM |
#156 |
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Actually you're right it is.... |
DeSwiss |
Feb-17-10 12:57 AM |
#166 |
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Right, it's an admittedly efficient way to heat and cool a house. |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
Feb-17-10 01:04 AM |
#167 |
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Well actually..... |
DeSwiss |
Feb-17-10 01:28 AM |
#171 |
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No this is wrong. |
damyank913 |
Feb-17-10 09:12 AM |
#200 |
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I have no idea..... |
DeSwiss |
Feb-17-10 10:09 PM |
#231 |
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NO. nt |
LWolf |
Feb-16-10 09:18 PM |
#101 |
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Nukes is all about pocketing money by a few... |
SnoopDog |
Feb-16-10 09:33 PM |
#107 |
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Nuclear Industry requires huge subsidies to even exist |
Moochy |
Feb-17-10 12:56 AM |
#165 |
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I want fission, fusion, solar and wind, especially wind and fusion. |
MicaelS |
Feb-16-10 09:34 PM |
#108 |
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More welfare for corporate capitalism. Work on decentralized power sources instead. nt |
lostnfound |
Feb-16-10 09:38 PM |
#111 |
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There are so many better/cheaper/less dangerous alternatives. |
jtrockville |
Feb-16-10 10:26 PM |
#122 |
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nasty and evil |
Rosa Luxemburg |
Feb-16-10 11:06 PM |
#129 |
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I appreciate the way you've laid out some of the downsides, Benny... |
bridgit |
Feb-16-10 11:18 PM |
#131 |
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The last Nuclear Plant in the US was built back in the Jimmy Carter Administration.. |
lib2DaBone |
Feb-16-10 11:30 PM |
#133 |
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I'm disgusted and pissed off. But I saw it coming during the primaries when Obama |
earth mom |
Feb-17-10 12:11 AM |
#147 |
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It won't ever happen way up here Northern California-3000 miles away in Georgia |
GreenTea |
Feb-17-10 12:19 AM |
#150 |
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They have been storing waste onsite for 50 years. |
Statistical |
Feb-17-10 07:42 AM |
#191 |
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Paint targets on them and have the "Nuke-Away"handy |
upi402 |
Feb-17-10 12:26 AM |
#153 |
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An airliner will bounce off |
Merchant Marine |
Feb-17-10 01:08 AM |
#168 |
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In the 1950s the US Army shot at containment building with heavy artillery. |
Statistical |
Feb-17-10 07:35 AM |
#189 |
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Silly to think terrorists couldn't pack nukes onto a plane IMHO |
upi402 |
Feb-17-10 06:51 PM |
#229 |
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Lol, uhhhhh if they have nuclear weapons |
spoony |
Feb-17-10 10:28 PM |
#232 |
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did you misunderstand maybe? |
upi402 |
Feb-18-10 12:16 AM |
#234 |
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Explanation of different types: |
OxQQme |
Feb-17-10 12:32 AM |
#157 |
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How many people died at Three Mile Island? |
oldlib |
Feb-17-10 12:45 AM |
#162 |
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I say that TEN THOUSAND+ miners have died in the last decade from Coal workers' pneumoconiosis |
cherokeeprogressive |
Feb-17-10 12:52 AM |
#164 |
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I'm for it |
Onceuponalife |
Feb-17-10 01:29 AM |
#172 |
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A huge fusion generator would meet all our needs. |
Orsino |
Feb-17-10 07:10 AM |
#187 |
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Pro - lets get out there and build them. |
ThomWV |
Feb-17-10 07:36 AM |
#190 |
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Let's build em in W. Virginia |
taught_me_patience |
Feb-18-10 12:57 AM |
#236 |
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The plant 10 miles from my house is leaking radioactive tritium into the ground. |
Vinca |
Feb-17-10 07:52 AM |
#194 |
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Tritium has a half life of 12 years, ground water moves at an average rate of 1" per year |
ThomWV |
Feb-17-10 08:21 AM |
#197 |
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It's long overdue and a serious step to weaning ourself off foreign oil. |
Common Sense Party |
Feb-17-10 09:15 AM |
#201 |
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I support generation of electricity from Nuclear Power...nt |
SidDithers |
Feb-17-10 10:28 AM |
#204 |
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Not interested in Nuclear engery. |
Hell Hath No Fury |
Feb-17-10 11:16 AM |
#207 |
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no need for it... we have technology to move in a safer, greener direction |
fascisthunter |
Feb-17-10 11:18 AM |
#208 |
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Just the mining and clean up are enough to deter me. nt. |
Javaman |
Feb-17-10 01:40 PM |
#216 |
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It's the number one reason why we don't have widespread affordable solar and wind power today. n/t |
Tom Rinaldo |
Feb-17-10 01:42 PM |
#217 |
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The lack of nuclear power plants in the US is the cause of that? Explain. |
timeforpeace |
Feb-17-10 03:47 PM |
#225 |
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Against for a bunch of reasons |
marlakay |
Feb-17-10 03:44 PM |
#224 |
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Until we figure out what to do with the waste, I'm not that keen on it.. |
SoCalDem |
Feb-17-10 10:34 PM |
#233 |
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Not jazzed about it |
taught_me_patience |
Feb-18-10 12:54 AM |
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dupe |
taught_me_patience |
Feb-18-10 12:54 AM |
#235 |
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I oppose opting for nuclear energy. It is much too expensive. |
JDPriestly |
Feb-18-10 03:49 AM |
#237 |
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Don't like it |
quaker bill |
Feb-18-10 04:28 AM |
#244 |
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If there were a great way to get rid of the waste |
AsahinaKimi |
Feb-18-10 07:03 AM |
#247 |
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I'm with you. This looks like a Republican energy bill. |
mmonk |
Feb-18-10 07:05 AM |
#248 |
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I hope we continue to build nuclear power plants until every last coal plant is gone. |
hunter |
Feb-18-10 08:08 AM |
#249 |
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Nuclear power -- I don't care for it. |
saltpoint |
Feb-18-10 08:10 AM |
#250 |
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I'm not happy with it, but I think it is necessary. We wasted over 30 years |
old mark |
Feb-18-10 11:09 AM |
#252 |
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