----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronn!Blankenship" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2006 12:30 AM Subject: Re: "Someone Must Tell Them"
> At 06:09 PM Saturday 11/25/2006, Robert Seeberger wrote: >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Dan Minette" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: "'Killer Bs Discussion'" <[email protected]> >>Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2006 4:07 PM >>Subject: RE: "Someone Must Tell Them" >> >> >> > >> > >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >> >> Behalf Of Dan Minette >> >> Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2006 4:00 PM >> >> To: 'Killer Bs Discussion' >> >> Subject: RE: "Someone Must Tell Them" >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> I remember near term energy independence being a policy of Nixon >> >> and Ford >> >> and Carter. :-) It's not really achievable. So, it seems >> >> reasonable to >> >> decrease our dependency now, by raising fuel taxes by, say, >> >> $0.50 >> >> gal per >> >> year for the next 10 years, or some similar means. >> > >> > I should have restated my often repeated argument on this list >> > that >> > we need >> > investments in basic science that could someday provide >> > reasonably >> > priced >> > alternative energy (e.g. solar or fusion or reprocessed nuclear >> > fuel >> > with >> > drastically reduced utility for bombs.) These investments are, >> > by >> > nature, >> > very long term but there's no time like the present to start. >> > >> >>The basic engineering on PBR is already done. Wouldn't that be a >>reasonable investment? > > > I suppose it depends on what the acronym means. Peanut Butter on > Rye? > > Pebble Bed Reactor As I understand it, the design is supposed to be the safest Nuclear Reactor yet created. Nuclear fuel is encased in carbide ceramic shells and can't be used to breed plutonium and can't create a meltdown. It may possibly be overhyped, but does sound promising. xponent Thats Why The Third World Hates It, No Bombs Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
