On Tue, 31 Jan 2006 06:30:20 +0000, Calif Bill wrote:


We have a cure for the energy problem. NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS! But the
enviro's got the building of same, outlawed.

Nuclear is not a cure. It may be part of the solution, but it is not a
cure. With new technologies, such as a Pebble Bed Reactor, safety
concerns have been eliminated or, at least, substantially reduced.
However, there is still nuclear waste to deal with. Burying waste in
Yucca Mountain is, essentially, sweeping it under the carpet. Also,
uranium reserves are finite. 50 years, or so, with present technologies,
but that would be expected to lengthen with more advanced technologies.
Nuclear could provide a solution for our lifetimes, but eventually it to
would end. We need to think in terms of sustainable energy.

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On Tue, 31 Jan 2006 06:30:20 +0000, Calif Bill wrote:


We have a cure for the energy problem. NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS! But the
enviro's got the building of same, outlawed.

Nuclear is not a cure. It may be part of the solution, but it is not a
cure. With new technologies, such as a Pebble Bed Reactor, safety
concerns have been eliminated or, at least, substantially reduced.
However, there is still nuclear waste to deal with. Burying waste in
Yucca Mountain is, essentially, sweeping it under the carpet. Also,
uranium reserves are finite. 50 years, or so, with present technologies,


Whatever happened to breeder reactors? They are supposed to produce more
fuel than they use.

RCE

On Tue, 31 Jan 2006 08:23:11 -0500, RCE wrote:


Whatever happened to breeder reactors? They are supposed to produce more
fuel than they use.

And another plus, breeders can be used to reprocess existing waste. I
believe the limitations are cost, breeders are more expensive to run, and
proliferation fears, breeders can produce weapons grade material. Also,
by Executive Order (Carter), reprocessing nuclear fuel has been banned
here.