Scarier thought, coal fired electrical plants emit more radiation than current nuclear plants.
just a thought. larry On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 4:02 PM, Robert Munn <[email protected]> wrote: > > More people have died from coal mine collapses in the last decade than > have died in the history of the US nuclear power industry. Money needs > to be allocated for maintenance. > > On 1/13/10, Vivec <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> And since everything runs via capitalist rules, if the >> State/Country/Town that is responsible for the reactor isn't doing >> very well, cuts can be made in staff and funding. >> >> "The decrepit nuclear reactor Vermont Yankee has [0]sprung a >> radioactive leak similar to those at other poorly run reactors in >> Illinois (Braidwood, Byron and Dresden), Arizona (Palo Verde), and New >> York (Indian Point). Greenpeace noted 3 years ago that radioactive >> tritium leaks even [1]threaten Champagne from France. Tritium and its >> decay product helium 3 are incredibly valuable and there is currently >> a [2]shortage of helium 3. What, besides shutting down leaky old >> nuclear plants, could be done to better control release of tritium >> into the >> environment?" >> >> Supposedly the risk of cancer to humans from this is supposed to be very >> mild. >> >> What we need are materials/organisms that create harvestable energy in >> appreciable amounts direct from the Sun. >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:310447 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
