Nuclear Power is Safest Way to Make Electricity

Re:Nuclear Power is Safest Way to Make Electricity by KirinDave on Saturday April 02, 2011 @11:30PM (#2401701)

Couldn't you give the same challenge to the area near a coal powerplant? And oh, our entire climate has been significantly soured by that.

Every power generation method we have significantly impacts the local environment, even geothermal and hydroelectric. There are a lot of accidents and environmental corruption stories every year, but one accident in a worst case scenario impacts you personally, and suddenly you're issuing edicts and saying hard facts are "handwaving" and "misinformation."

Great.

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Re:Nuclear Power is Safest Way to Make Electricity by jbm on Sunday April 03, 2011 @01:08AM (#2401869)

I have gone on record and said that I support Nuclear power. I think it is necessary.

However, to simplify further, I think that Nuclear power supports hand wave deep issues of trust that develop because of the way these issues are treated.

I don't imply that there are any easy answers to power. Solar, wind, etc.. are not mature enough (to the best of my understanding). Coal releases more radiation (but not in catastrophic all-at-once scenarious)

Eat your dog food. Spend real money doing so. Otherwise, frankly, it's internet posing.

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Re:Nuclear Power is Safest Way to Make Electricity by KirinDave on Sunday April 03, 2011 @02:47AM (#2402015)

I think detractors "handwave" the importance of building new reactors. By refusing to allow existing reactors to be obsoleted, they force existing power stations to stay in operation without interruption, keeping outdated and inferior equipment online long past its prime.

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