Va power is evaluating resuming construction of a Nuke at one of their existing sites. IIRC, they had a building permit at one time - don't know how long it is good for or perhaps it doesn't expire. I;'m sure the environmentalists will be trotting to court to put the brakes on -
IMO, nuclear is the only practical way to provide power to vast numbers of the population. Even France is fully committed to nukes. I worked on the Clinch Riv Breeder Reactor project near Oak Ridge Tn - the politicians dumped it after spending $2.5 Billion on construction and material. Ended up with a very expensive hole in the ground. The project was never meant to provide electricity - only to prove the concept on a production but one congressman said, "We don't need the electrity." Duh, we just added a turbine generator to prove the project. Another congressman, further showing his ignorance said, "We have waste nuke matl stored al over the US - we don't need another reactor producing waste." The nitwit didn;t understand that we were building a reactor that would *use* all that waste as fuel!! Double duh! Oh well - too late now. Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D) www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil PORSCHE POSTERS! youroil.net Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Hargrave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Mercedes Discussion List'" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 10:08 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Diesels Vs Hybrids > If we started planning to build a nuclear power plant today, construction > would be complete in 16 years. > > And as far as I know, none are in the planning stages because no-one wants > on in his or her backyard! > > TVA is planning to complete 2 partially finished nuclear reactor site > projects. > > Thanks, > Tom Hargrave > www.kegkits.com > 256-656-1924 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Allan Streib > Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 9:01 AM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Diesels Vs Hybrids > > "Robert Rentfro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> 'Zactly. I read an article the other day that these plants are >> spewing out the goo at such an alarming rate that the people nearby >> are already dying from stuff that usually takes decades to kill >> people who live near power plants in the rest of the world. That >> place is jacked up. > > It's probably like some of the worst industrial areas here in the > first half of the 20th century, only compounded by the power demands > of a 21st century econonomy. > > IMO we (the western world, the US in particular) need to start > developing nuclear power again, ASAP. > > Allan > > -- > 1983 300D > 1966 230 > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.26/1120 - Release Date: > 11/9/2007 9:26 AM > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
