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Termyn8or -> RE: Energy Crisis Postponed (10/14/2009 8:37:28 PM)
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The first thing to do to get nuclear to work really well is to perfect fusion and abandon fission.
Actually even better would be direct conversion to either electricity or some more useful form of power we might discover if we manage to survive long enough. For now everything makes heat. They spout off about greenhouse gases, but what produced those gases ? Something involving heat. I am beginning to wonder if maybe the heat itself is exaserbating the problem. (that is if it exists, is that debate over yet or not ?)
The problem is nobody agrees, and that's why this is not supposed to be a democracy. As much as you might hate to admit it, the founding Fathers of this country agreed with those dreaded Protocols in that democracy does not work. Simple to see for those who look, too many Chiefs and too few Indians. (figure of speech, don't jump down my throat)
Even if it is settled that all that we have right now is fission, these self proclaimed Gods will not likely go to France with the idea of learning anything useful. Remember Chernobyl was built a very very long time ago, things have changed since then.
As far as nuclear waste goes, it's mass pales in comparison to human waste and spent technology. While the substance is alot more dangerous, there is simply alot less of it to deal with. Now if every damnthing we have was not made out of plastic, and did not contain lead, doped phosporous and all kinds of nasty stuff, perhaps the logic would work out differently. For now I have no problem with nuclear, but I wouldn't have a garden if I lived next door. In all though the impact would fall on fewer people.
Even though this is not a democracy, the needs of the many still outweigh the needs of the few. And those needs will increase, especially if we start getting some industry back here. You would think we would hardly need any power since we manufacture very little, but this is not the case.
I think most people would rather have some lead drums a thousand miles away to worry about, rather than a black sky at noon.
T
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