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In reply to the discussion: Wind power is poised to kick nuclear’s ass [View all]Coyotl
(15,262 posts)4. Good news on the solar front too, as costs are dropping
Wait until China gets the cheaper solar cells in high production.
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The waste is a big issue for me, and a source of enormous irritation at the US "environementalists"
Buzz Clik
Mar 2013
#7
We can avoid some of the long term solution problem by adopting other alternative sources. imho nt
snappyturtle
Mar 2013
#12
Yikes... I agree... that storage situation makes it clear that Nuclear Power is not sustainable
midnight
Mar 2013
#45
And in the 15,000 years of operational experience of all of the nuclear plants worldwide combined
AtheistCrusader
Mar 2013
#22
and the lawsuits regarding nuclear waste are just beginning, so the tab is bound to rise
magical thyme
Mar 2013
#10
The government agreed to take the waste as part of the original deal, so yes it is their fault
magical thyme
Mar 2013
#23
If several environmental lobbies, Las Vegas, and Nevada had not made Bush cave, ...
Buzz Clik
Mar 2013
#27
And where, oh where should we store all the waste generated by wind power...it has a half-life....
Tikki
Mar 2013
#8
The whole environmental movement is based on "ignorance and unfounded fear"?
UnrepentantLiberal
Mar 2013
#16
I spend far too much time at DU explaining that someone's hyperbole is ... hyperbole.
Buzz Clik
Mar 2013
#35
How many billions were spent on new nuclear power in 2012, without a single new megawatt going onlin
AtheistCrusader
Mar 2013
#25
Maybe we just have different priorities in assessing the efficiency and value of energy systems.
Zorra
Mar 2013
#34
Need a way to store electricity not being used and that's it, nuke power is done
uponit7771
Mar 2013
#6
The 24/7/35 molten salt solar plants help to address this issue by constantly generating,
Egalitarian Thug
Mar 2013
#50
K&R This is good news.. I'm sorry that the nuclear industry feels this is unfair...
midnight
Mar 2013
#44