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Posted by carrieann 8 years, 5 months ago to Science
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So if you live within the USA there really wont be any where safe to hide, With all the nuclear power plants around, Hu ?

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  • Posted by $ johnrobert2 8 years, 5 months ago
    I notice the concentration along the NE corridor. I wonder if a chain sequence series of meltdowns would markedly decrease the amount of liberal cant which currently infests that portion of the country?
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  • Posted by $ MichaelAarethun 8 years, 5 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Except where they are still cutting in Brazil and are now clear cutting Siberia. Fiji cut the last of their really old growth trees and we're buying imitiation two by fours from other countries which fuels their need to cut more and more.

    Other than the price of lumber has gone through the roofs I fail to see the difference between siimply controlled cutting here or encouraging uncontrolled cutting there. Except the foreign delivery ship crews all have jobs...Ours only works during wars and guess what...the cost is government subsidized
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  • Posted by $ WilliamShipley 8 years, 5 months ago in reply to this comment.
    We'll probably continue to have enough sources of CO2, but the current increase is certainly helping to reforest the world.

    As to the cost that's heavily based on regulatory expenses and the long delay in licensing. We need to streamline that process and the cost will come down.

    And, of course, Thorium looks good we need to develop that for broader application.
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  • Posted by Lucky 8 years, 5 months ago in reply to this comment.
    A very sensible comment. But, nuclear plants do have disadvantages-
    they do not generate CO2, an invaluable plant food which supports vegetation and hence all animal life,
    they cost more per kWh than gas, coal and oil fired plants.
    Advantages are that they generate dependably round the clock in contrast to wind and solar which are subject to wind/daylight and are unreliable even then, and are so expensive they need government subsidy to construct and operate.
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