The Fate of Nuclear Power

[Najar]

[cincinnatus]

Another alternative to the 30-40 year old designs. I'd go with making the companies replace 1 by 1 the older tech facilities with either PBR or TMRS types. Then, expand capacity with several new plants. It would be quite expensive, so probably will have to come with some form of gov low-interest loan, tax subsidies, hookers and blow.

However, the proponents of natural gas already are out, at least according to NPR, and touting their cheap and clean alternative. Seeing as how I've heard several influential politicians have passive stakes in CLNE and other natural gas producers, they'll probably win out.

[monster_gardener]

[Azrael]

Nuclear power is extremely . If it were up to the free market, we wouldn't have it. It only exists due to massive government subsidies, including loan guarantees.

[crashtech]

That depends on whose math you use.

"Grist" has an axe to grind in their mill, it is pretty obvious from their other content what conclusion they would reach re nuclear power.

[Mr. Perfect]

[crashtech]

[Sennacherib]

[Sennacherib]

[Sennacherib]

[Sennacherib]

[Caskhades]

Senna,

Thanks for your posts.

Still, I don't recall any CANDUs or ACRs being rated for 9.0M earthquakes. They're marginally safer, but also more complex with more potential failure points, which they try to make up for by having yet more backups. Do you know anything that I don't?

[Sennacherib]

[Azrael]

[Sennacherib]

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[Colonel Sun]

[Mr. Perfect]

So do we have data yet? Like how many people dead from earthquakes/floods divided by number of dead from deadly rays?

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[Mr. Perfect]

Next thing you know you're going to start setting yourself on fire over Arab terrorism.

[Colonel Sun]

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[Mr. Perfect]

Look out for the Commies under the bed! There are muzzies down there too!

[Colonel Sun]

[Mr. Perfect]

I'm wondering if anybody can get together some numbers on number of dead from nuke death rays and say auto accidents, aspirin, electrocution from household appliances, etc. Buildings falling down randomly. Something like that.