And all the theft and transfer of nuclear technology that can be used for weaponry, both national and terrorist, that occurs just because it is an industry that can easily become less regulated due to poverty and bad political leadership. Jim Bromer
On Mon, Feb 27, 2017 at 7:21 AM, Jim Bromer <[email protected]> wrote: > That is bunch of crap. One problem with nuclear sources is that we do > know what the long term effects are. If we had more nuclear generators > we would have more Fukashimas and Three Mile Islands and Chernobyls > (not to mention all the waste products that are leaching out of where > ever they are stored, and the other minor releases of radioactivity > that occurs frequently somewhere in the world. And the other waste > products and minor releases that occur just because it is an industry. > Jim Bromer > > > On Sun, Feb 26, 2017 at 11:31 PM, TimTyler <[email protected]> wrote: >> On 2017-02-26 05:50, John Rose wrote: >> >>> OK so having spent some time in the nuclear industry, being pro before >>> being con, and then updating myself on the reaction to the Fukushima Daiichi >>> nuclear "accident" now nearing its 6th year anniversary there still is no >>> public coming-to-terms on where the nuclear cores are. As far as I can tell, >>> one core exploded into the atmosphere back in 2011 and the other two have >>> melted through containment into the ground. So the associated cancer effects >>> throughout the world are essentially just beginning since the contaminants >>> have yet to work through the environment and the 2 cores melted into the >>> ground are in the early stages of proliferation. These effects will last >>> thousands of years. >> >> >> Uh huh. So what? Here's the source vs deaths/trillionKWhr chart: >> >> >> Coal – global 100,000 (50% global electricity) >> Coal – China 170,000 (75% China’s electricity) >> Coal – U.S. 10,000 (44% U.S. electricity) >> Oil 36,000 (36% of energy, 8% of electricity) >> Natural Gas 4,000 (20% global electricity) >> Biofuel/Biomass 24,000 (21% global energy) >> Solar (rooftop) 440 (< 1% global electricity) >> Wind 150 (~ 1% global electricity) >> Hydro – global 1,400 (15% global electricity) >> Hydro – U.S. 0.01 (7% U.S. electricity) >> Nuclear – global 90 (17% global electricity w/Chern&Fukush) >> Nuclear – U.S. 0.01 (19% U.S. electricity) >> >> Source: >> https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2012/06/10/energys-deathprint-a-price-always-paid/ >> >> Nuclear power is still much safer that solar and wind (its >> nearest competitors in safety, neither of which generate >> much electricity). If you are against nuclear power, you >> are pro-killing people, ISTM. To reiterate, the problem >> with deploying nuclear power it not its safety record, >> which is generally excellent. It is popular opposition. >> People support and vote for more dangerous technologies. >> Environmental activism is a significant part of the problem, >> ISTM. The resulting deaths appear to be largely the >> responsibility of vocal environmentalists. Precaution kills. >> -- >> >> __________ >> |im |yler http://timtyler.org/ >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------- >> AGI >> Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now >> RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/24379807-653794b5 >> Modify Your Subscription: >> https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; >> Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com ------------------------------------------- AGI Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/21088071-f452e424 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21088071&id_secret=21088071-58d57657 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
