"Fred Dehl" wrote in message
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"Doug Kanter" wrote in
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"Fred Dehl" wrote in message
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There hasn't been a new nuclear plant in the US in over 30 years.

Why not?

Envirofreaks.

In the 1970s, Long Island Lighting Company began construction of a
nuclear power plant in Shoreham. They claimed that if there was a
meltdown, there really wouldn't be a problem evacuating anyone who was
at risk. They purchased a number of local officials to make sure all
the reviews & permits went smoothly. At the time, the Long Island
Expressway was one long traffic jam for almost its entire length, even
in the middle of the night. Opponents of the plan pointed out that
evacuation would be impossible. The project's paid supporters (who
were later shamed out of office) said that boats would be one
solution.

To make a long story short, the project was halted, never to be
touched again. Would you say its opponents were freaks? Take a good
look at a map of Long Island before you respond:
http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?ad...ountry=us&new=
1&name=&qty=


Charlotte Observer, March 17, Page D1, regarding Duke Energy's proposal to
build a nuclear plant:


Environmental group Greenpeace is opposed to all new nuclear power plants,
said Lisa Finaldi, who is campaigns director for Greenpeace U.S. and is
based in Raleigh.
"It's a top priority for Greenpeace in the world, not just the U.S.," she
said.

To review:

You:

- found ONE incident
- from THIRTY YEARS AGO
- about ONE plant.

I:

- quoted the campaigns director of an envirofreaks group
- from LAST WEEK
- about ALL nuclear power plants EVERYWHERE in the world.

Not even a fair fight.

Sometimes these envirofreaks are right. How about building them dangerously
close to earthquake faults?