On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 5:41 PM, 'Chris de Morsella' via Everything List < [email protected]> wrote:
> > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of * > > > > > > > > On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 3:48 PM, spudboy100 via Everything List < > [email protected]> wrote: > > I am saying that I don't know if uranium fission can be made safer, and > cheaper. I also think that part of the cost is waste management. I think > that natural gas, solar and wind (with Storage) may now be the past of > least resistance. > > > > Fair enough. I don't know either, I just have the impression that a lot of > people who protest nuclear power (and influence political decisions) also > don't know. > > > > > > The same statement could be made about, most people who support nuclear > power – and also influence political decisions -- how many supporters of > nuclear power do you think actually understand how nuclear power works > (beyond the vaguest generalities); what its issues are and what the > potential risks are? > Fair enough. One can dream about a Star Trek world where these decisions are driven by honest science. Telmo. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Telmo Menezes <[email protected]> > To: everything-list <[email protected]> > Sent: Sat, Mar 21, 2015 5:24 pm > Subject: Re: TEPCO admits Fukushima Daiichi Unit 1 core completely melted > down > > > > > > On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 10:08 PM, meekerdb <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 3/21/2015 9:05 AM, spudboy100 via Everything List wrote: > > We can yap about technology but it's all out of our hands. Nuclear fission > has taken permanent hit because of its cost$. It's not safety that halted > uranium, but money. In a darwinian fashion, natural gas has superseded > uranium, from a cost-price ratio. Could fission or solar re-take the hill > top any time soon? Will fusion ever be there? Don't know, and since I have > no power to influence, don't care. > > > That's because fossil fuels don't pay for the environmental damage they do > > > > The problem I have with this argument is that it assumes that either: > > > > a) there is some straightforward way of converting money into > environmental damage mitigation, or > > b) that the disincentive introduced by making fossil fuels less lucrative > would lead to their replacement with cleaner technologies. > > > > and because the exaggerated fear of radiation drives up the cost of > nuclear power. > > > > From my limited knowledge nuclear power seems to be the best shot at b). I > tend to agree with JCK that Fukushima can be taken as a reason to trust > nuclear power more: a perfect storm of natural disasters struck a nuclear > power plan based on old technology and still nobody died. But Chris claim > that the tragic effects may only be detectable in the long term also seems > reasonable. > > > > Telmo. > > > > > Brent > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. 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