In the present case, there is a book that is making an extraordinary claim, that nuclear energy releases MORE carbon than fossil fuels. I reach the conclusion that this claim is equivalent to the claim that the energy gain on nuclear power must be less than 1, i.e., that net nuclear power is as impossible as getting power from a perpetual motion machine.
Since the book doesn't make THAT claim, which would be quite enough to settle the case, one of two possibilities remains:
1) my conclusion is invalid
2) the book is nonsense
If you want to convince me to read the book you will have to defend position 1. Otherwise, no, I am not willing to spend the time, never mind the money, on the book.
There is too much nonsense out there for me or anyone to read all of it. Indeed I'd like to avoid any of it except for purposes of entertainment, and I'm confident this book won't be all that entertaining.
mt
On 10/3/06, Jim Torson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
At 09:03 AM 10/1/2006, Michael Tobis wrote:
> > carbon emitted in the creation of nuclear power (higher
> > than fossil fuels if the entire process from
> > uranium mining to waste disposal is included)
>
>While all the assertions seem questionable, this particular claim
>has always kicked off my BS meter.
I haven't looked closely at this aspect of nuclear power. (I think
economic considerations are enough to reject nuclear.)
However, I have ordered a copy of the book to see what it says.
Are you willing to spend a few bucks to obtain the book to
see what it actually says? Or, are you content to assume
that you already know everything about the subject you need
to know?
Jim
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