Solar Thermal Power plants are more affordable, and are cost competative with Nuclear plants, even with the unfair incentives given to the nuclear industry. Do some research on Solar Thermal Power Plants and you will find they are the best renewable power source out there… unless the sun stops shining… Then Nuclear will be the only option.

Solar Thermal Power plants are more affordable, and are cost competative with Nuclear plants, even with the unfair incentives given to the nuclear industry. Do some research on Solar Thermal Power Plants and you will find they are the best renewable power source out there… unless the sun stops shining… Then Nuclear will be the only option.

2. yes reprossesing can make much less waste

3. there are no FUSION reactors only fisson

4. when fusion is made we will have a virtualy infinite supply of energy.

2. yes reprossesing can make much less waste

3. there are no FUSION reactors only fisson

4. when fusion is made we will have a virtualy infinite supply of energy.

One of the things that has always puzzled me is, Can nuclear fussion destroy the by-products of a nuclear fission reaction? If so then in 50-100 years we may be able to destroy these fission wastes when we develop fussion reactors. As you have said with breeder reactors we can minimize nuclear wastes and with reprocessing and nuclear fussion we can destroy the leftovers.

Thank you for your comment.

The nuclear industry workers and designers did indeed learn a lot from TMI. It has been used as a case study in countless training sessions, not just for the specifics of that particular incident, but also for some general understanding of how to respond in cases where there are confusing indications.

Designers have learned a lot about how to provide operators with better warnings and indications that do not overwhelm with thousands of flashing lights.

Unfortunately, the industry has not done a good job of advertising its improvements.

Thank you for your comment.

The nuclear industry workers and designers did indeed learn a lot from TMI. It has been used as a case study in countless training sessions, not just for the specifics of that particular incident, but also for some general understanding of how to respond in cases where there are confusing indications.

Designers have learned a lot about how to provide operators with better warnings and indications that do not overwhelm with thousands of flashing lights.

Unfortunately, the industry has not done a good job of advertising its improvements.

The facts are that not one person was killed or even injured as a result of this incident. I toured the TMI plant, and heard a step-by step recount of the incident from the man who was the control room operator at the time. What should have happened as a result of TMI is that we should have LEARNED. Instead of taking our new knowledge of these largely human factors problems, the media painted this incident as a dangerous and catastrophic disaster.

The media continues to push this agenda today. What is the liberal media’s answer to our energy crisis? Conservation? Really?

We cannot force conservation. We cannot regulate conservation. Any attempts to would be silly. Are we going to monitor individual citizen’s houses to make sure they turn the lights off when they leave the room? Don’t be ridiculous.

We need more efficiency. And, as I think most of you fine posters have pointed out, you just can’t beat nuclear at efficiency. (or safety for that matter…check out some of the European news stories concerning wind turbine accidents.)

The facts are that not one person was killed or even injured as a result of this incident. I toured the TMI plant, and heard a step-by step recount of the incident from the man who was the control room operator at the time. What should have happened as a result of TMI is that we should have LEARNED. Instead of taking our new knowledge of these largely human factors problems, the media painted this incident as a dangerous and catastrophic disaster.

The media continues to push this agenda today. What is the liberal media’s answer to our energy crisis? Conservation? Really?

We cannot force conservation. We cannot regulate conservation. Any attempts to would be silly. Are we going to monitor individual citizen’s houses to make sure they turn the lights off when they leave the room? Don’t be ridiculous.

We need more efficiency. And, as I think most of you fine posters have pointed out, you just can’t beat nuclear at efficiency. (or safety for that matter…check out some of the European news stories concerning wind turbine accidents.)

This is a very careful and very interesting examination of the nuclear power industry starting with mining of uranium through power production to disposal of wastes. I’ve read the darn book three times and am now starting a fourth and I would recommend it for the uninitiated.

The author, once a Long Island anti-nuclear activist who participated in efforts leading to the tragedy of the closing of the Shoreham plant by judicial decree before it produced a single watt of power, as a result of her study of the nuclear power cycle, is now a nuclear power supporter.

Other notes: The nuclear power disasters at Chernobyl and Three Mile Island Unit Two incidents were vastly overplayed by a minimally competent, non-understanding media and have lead to the idea that a nuclear accident could endanger millions. Hogwash! The carbon dioxide emitted by coal fired power plants has done and will do far worse damage.

Yes, we (including France) can have and do have fool proof, safe nuclear power plants. Yes, we can reprocess spent fuel rods to extend the life of uranium deposits which are plentiful. Yes, we can store spent fuel rods safely and the Wast Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico is an example of how to do this.

Yes, we need to also use renewables such as hydroelectric, wind power and solar energy but with the recognition that they will never suffice to provide all the electric power the world needs and the world needs more electric power every day.

Finally, the best newspaper article I’ve read in twenty years announced this spring that the Southern Company had applied for permission to construct two new nuclear steam generators in addition to its two existing 1215 megawatt units that have been on line near Waynesboro, Georgia since 1987. Finally! A bright, shining light in the gloom.

This is a very careful and very interesting examination of the nuclear power industry starting with mining of uranium through power production to disposal of wastes. I’ve read the darn book three times and am now starting a fourth and I would recommend it for the uninitiated.

The author, once a Long Island anti-nuclear activist who participated in efforts leading to the tragedy of the closing of the Shoreham plant by judicial decree before it produced a single watt of power, as a result of her study of the nuclear power cycle, is now a nuclear power supporter.

Other notes: The nuclear power disasters at Chernobyl and Three Mile Island Unit Two incidents were vastly overplayed by a minimally competent, non-understanding media and have lead to the idea that a nuclear accident could endanger millions. Hogwash! The carbon dioxide emitted by coal fired power plants has done and will do far worse damage.

Yes, we (including France) can have and do have fool proof, safe nuclear power plants. Yes, we can reprocess spent fuel rods to extend the life of uranium deposits which are plentiful. Yes, we can store spent fuel rods safely and the Wast Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico is an example of how to do this.

Yes, we need to also use renewables such as hydroelectric, wind power and solar energy but with the recognition that they will never suffice to provide all the electric power the world needs and the world needs more electric power every day.

Finally, the best newspaper article I’ve read in twenty years announced this spring that the Southern Company had applied for permission to construct two new nuclear steam generators in addition to its two existing 1215 megawatt units that have been on line near Waynesboro, Georgia since 1987. Finally! A bright, shining light in the gloom.