"HK" wrote in message
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John wrote:

LOL It is not the tree hugger that have a problem with nuclear, it is the
general population and the NIMBY attitude. Nobody wants a nuke generator
built in their county or on their lake. Nobody wants a used nuclear fuel
dump in their state. Now if you could convince your next door neighbor
that you should store spent nuclear rods in your city - maybe we could
push nuclear forward.



I live, oh, 25-30 miles, I would guess, from a nuclear powerplant. I fish
near it when I can. Other than the fact that my dick has grown another six
inches and its tip now glows in the dark, I haven't noticed anything
unusual.

Seriously, there is talk about building a second reactor on the site,
which I favor. It is good, clean power, and so long as the spent fuel rods
are stored in Texas, Alabama, and Mississippi, it is ok with me. The local
unions also favor it because they, of course, will get the work.


We live within 14 miles of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant (not a typo ...
that's how they spell it). The Pilgrim Plant, located in Plymouth is one of
the oldest, if not *the* oldest, continuously operating nuclear plant in the
US. Before 9/11 they maintained nice public walkways and grounds, including
fishing spots from the breakwater. Obviously they are now all closed. The
operating license expires in 2012 and an application to extend the license
until 2032 has been submitted but is being opposed, as usual, by the regular
group of anti-nuke activists. You know the type. Mostly women who wear
their hair in long braids, never shave their legs and make their own dresses
dyed with cranberry juice or squished blueberries.

All the spent fuel rods used since it began operation in 1972 remain stored
on site. There has never been a serious accident or event.

Eisboch