What is your point and why have you posted it here? I put up this thread with the intent of honoring those who suffered and still suffered a great tragedy and as a reminder that there are great dangers involved with nuclear power.
and im saying the dangers arent as great as you are saying.
infact nuclear energy is possibly the best way to allow us to remove our dependency on fossil fuels.
Except they don't exactly have the perfect way to get rid of nuclear waste yet. At the moment, they place them in canisters and store them all in one place and flood it with water..that's kinda scary yo. Anything can happen and nuclear waste disaster will strike.
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If you are saying Limerick (is that the station?) has caused cancer rates to soar out of control like Chernobyl (even that area is returning to pre accident levels) I would have to see the study.
However I believe I remember seeing a study about estimated life expectancy reduction due to certain environmental issues and being an employee in the industry reduces your life by about a week. I assure you I get much higher radiation dose than probably everyone else on this forum, and I'm not worried in the least bit.
Do you smoke by chance?
Yea I sort of feel the same way about nuclear power. Sure it was a huge tragedy what happened in Japan, but to me that shows that nuclear power can be relatively safe. I mean considering those plants were hit with a giant earth quake and then right after that a giant tsunami you would think the damage could have been way worse. I mean based on some quick reasearch, no one died in those plants, other than due to the acutal earthquake or tsunami. How many people die each year in coal mine accidents?
Speaking of which if I had to make the choice, I would way rather live next to a nuclear plant, than next to a coal fired plant or near the bottom of a hydro-electric dam.
perhaps but then if you look on the other hand 100% of the cost to build a nuclear power plant comes from our taxes, the nuclear power companies get loan guarantees worth tens of billions. not only that but they are always built WAY OVER BUDGET.
so, even if you feel it may be 'relatively safe' why should my tax dollars be spent on it? is that a free market?
so
it is completely 100% taxpayer subsidized
always over budget
will take decades, if ever, to repay while charging us to make a profit off of our tax dollars
there's no permanent location to store waste which lasts thousands and thousands of years
why not put that money and generous forever loans to something else? if there's a spill or some other mishap with solar power all you get is a sunny day
don't compete; coexist
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Except they don't exactly have the perfect way to get rid of nuclear waste yet. At the moment, they place them in canisters and store them all in one place and flood it with water..that's kinda scary yo. Anything can happen and nuclear waste disaster will strike.
4/2/2008 - The Center in Vancouver for Performing Arts (Eddie Vedder Solo) - Vancouver, WA
9/21/2009 Key Arena - Seattle, WA
7/22/2006 - Gorge Ampitheater - George, WA
9/1/2005 - Gorge Ampitheater - George, WA
perhaps but then if you look on the other hand 100% of the cost to build a nuclear power plant comes from our taxes, the nuclear power companies get loan guarantees worth tens of billions. not only that but they are always built WAY OVER BUDGET.
so, even if you feel it may be 'relatively safe' why should my tax dollars be spent on it? is that a free market?
so
it is completely 100% taxpayer subsidized
always over budget
will take decades, if ever, to repay while charging us to make a profit off of our tax dollars
there's no permanent location to store waste which lasts thousands and thousands of years
why not put that money and generous forever loans to something else? if there's a spill or some other mishap with solar power all you get is a sunny day
what are you but my reflection? who am i to judge or strike you down?
"I will promise you this, that if we have not gotten our troops out by the time I am president, it is the first thing I will do. I will get our troops home. We will bring an end to this war. You can take that to the bank." - Barack Obama
when you told me 'if you can't beat 'em, join 'em'
i was thinkin 'death before dishonor'
I mean, warm!
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