Oroville Dam: Feds and state officials ignored warnings 12 years ago

Re:Oroville Dam: Feds and state officials ignored warnings 1... by coldtea on Monday February 13, 2017 @05:14AM (#13634263)

>I was just wondering about it the other day while researching the topic: why are there so many dam failures in the states?

Given that, anybody want to bet on the safety of nuclear reactors?

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Re:Oroville Dam: Feds and state officials ignored warnings 1... by xenophonf on Monday February 13, 2017 @07:30AM (#13634772)

I'll take that bet.

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Re:Oroville Dam: Feds and state officials ignored warnings 1... by coldtea on Monday February 13, 2017 @07:43AM (#13634817)

Well, it's always "different this time", because "newer designs".

Meanwhile countless tones of toxic waster from said reactors are also transported through regular highways and roads en route to disposal and/or are dumped in the sea by governments and "cheapest offer" subcontractors (including the mafia [3]).

[1] http://www.independent.co.uk/news/ministers-admit-nuclear-wa...

[2] https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304773104579268...

[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxic_waste_dumping_by_the_'Nd...

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Re:Oroville Dam: Feds and state officials ignored warnings 1... by xenophonf on Monday February 13, 2017 @10:22PM (#13640903)

As I understand it, coal-fired power plants emit more radiation than nuclear power plants:

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/coal-ash-is-more-...

Until sufficient solar and wind power generation comes online, I would rather we use nuclear and gas-fired power plants, and in that order. I think that on the balance nuclear power is cleaner. The sooner we get off fossil fuels, the better.

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