From: "Kooiti MASUDA" <[email protected]> Newsgroups: gmane.science.general.global-change To: "globalchange" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 4:59 AM Subject: [Global Change: 3317] Re: Positive externalities
>On Dec 22, 12:57 pm, "Don Libby" <[email protected]> wrote: >> There is not one "only" >> answer, there are several, which are rational, and they involve the >> construction of thousands of new nuclear reactors, as in A1T, or B1. >And who will control radioactive matter, >long after people get benefit from it. ... >Another concern is that nuclear fuel can be used for >military or terrorist purposes. ... >So the part of the world where we can safely install >nuclear technology is very limited. ... >Maybe, such nuclear fuel cycle that cannot yield >nuclear bomb matter can help. (Thorium cycle? I am not sure). ... >Ko-1 M. (Kooiti Masuda) >From the county which got nuclear-bombed (though I do not usually say >this) Yes you raise many good points, and I agree that great caution must be exercised to reduce these dangers. In my opinion, long term disposal of nuclear residues can be managed by isolating it from the biosphere in the lithosphere or deep ocean floor. Fuel cycle facilities -- especially enrichment facilities -- are strongly regulated and should continue to be strongly regulated. The part of the world where nuclear power plants already operate includes India and China, where most of the new plants should be built. India is actively researching the Thorium fuel cycle. Yes the historical tragedy suffered by Japan gives us all reason to treat this technology with great respect. It is remarkable that Japan has since become a world leader in the development of nuclear power engineering technology, and will continue to do so, I am sure: Toshiba owns Westinghouse. Thank you, -dl -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Global Change ("globalchange") newsgroup. Global Change is a public, moderated venue for discussion of science, technology, economics and policy dimensions of global environmental change. Posts will be admitted to the list if and only if any moderator finds the submission to be constructive and/or interesting, on topic, and not gratuitously rude. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/globalchange
