On Sat, 28 Apr 2001, Roger Marquis wrote:
No question nuclear is clean but only if you carefully ignore the danger of depleted uranium. But I digress, that's a problem for future generations (if we're lucky).
Here is this wacky view point again... nuclear power plants don't manufacture uranium. It's not like the uranium used didn't exist before it was mined. Would you consider building a housing track in the middle of a yellow cake uranium mineral deposit environmentally safe because it is naturally occurring? This is the "naturally occurring must be good" falacy. Take radon gas for example, though I digress... Point is, either way future generations will have the same amount of uranium or less. I've allways found it hypocritical how antinuclear people support coal burning power plants that release more material into the air than nuclear power plants output. I find it an interesting example of human social studies. This being considered, I've been wondering about whether Internet industry lobbying organizations like CIX or the CISPA should have a energy policy. My cynical side says that economic darwinism will ensure that people that don't have an energy policy will end up in businesses that don't rely on power. i.e. You don't like power plants? Don't worry, in a little more time you won't have to worry about a job that depends as much on electricity. California has allways had a large amount of fruit picking jobs. ;) Heh, when the availability and price of electricity start affecting decisions involving your operations, you are being an ostritch if you don't atleast examine the possible solutions and develop and opinion. Mike. :)
Roger
Sorry, but nukes are clean and safe. Sure people have died from nukes, but millions have died from producing coal for plants. Why do we build coal plants and not nukes? Because people don't care if OTHERS die, if 100,000 people a year die from digging coal they are not in your community, that is better then the risk to THEM however small.
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