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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 02:25 AM Original message |
Nuclear power costs too darn much. But not for long! |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 03:12 AM Response to Original message |
1. Will there be nuclear waste? |
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AdHocSolver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 03:24 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Smaller means greater numbers, greater proliferation, and easier to "steal". n/t |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 04:38 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. And the proof of your claim is where, exactly? |
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HysteryDiagnosis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 05:00 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. But wait there's more!! |
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bananas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 05:39 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. more hype. nt |
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HysteryDiagnosis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 09:17 AM Response to Reply #7 |
13. But wait, there's more!! |
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bananas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-06-11 04:33 AM Response to Reply #13 |
59. The Toshiba micro-reactor was a hoax |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-06-11 10:42 AM Response to Reply #59 |
74. It's a hoax... and Toshiba is "in on it..." |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-11 12:57 PM Response to Reply #74 |
113. It's about numbers: 200kW is not in the same class as 30MW |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 07:58 PM Response to Reply #7 |
36. "More hype" -- a post that took about zero thought |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 11:52 AM Response to Reply #5 |
17. Woops! I should have read the article before asking a lot of questions. |
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AdHocSolver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 04:31 PM Response to Reply #17 |
27. The current power companies push nuclear energy to maintain their control of energy production. |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 08:23 PM Response to Reply #27 |
39. You obviously haven't studied the topic before you posted this |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 11:08 PM Response to Reply #39 |
55. Spend the money to further develop solar energy and |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 07:54 PM Response to Reply #17 |
35. Are you being dense by nature or on purpose??? |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 11:07 PM Response to Reply #35 |
54. I prefer solar energy. Put panels on all the houses in Los Angeles, |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-06-11 07:48 AM Response to Reply #54 |
62. Solar on rooftops? Absolutely *yes* |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-06-11 08:22 PM Response to Reply #62 |
85. There is a hillside near us on which someone has installed what |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 08:06 PM Response to Reply #17 |
37. You didn't read the links, you didn't even try to google before posting |
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AdHocSolver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 10:17 PM Response to Reply #37 |
48. Reactors operated by bug-ridden software easily hacked by amateur programmers and subject to viruses |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-06-11 07:54 AM Response to Reply #48 |
63. Where in the world did you pull that info out of??? |
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PamW (566 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-11 09:19 AM Response to Reply #48 |
96. Wrong! |
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Throckmorton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-11 01:14 PM Response to Reply #96 |
131. Not actually forbidden by the NRC, but |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-11 12:43 PM Response to Reply #17 |
110. 200 years from now... |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-11 11:02 PM Response to Reply #110 |
135. Actually, we have the technology TODAY |
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bananas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 05:38 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Don't fall for the hype |
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bananas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 06:03 AM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Where's the proof of your claims? |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 09:25 PM Response to Reply #9 |
40. You just displayed your total ignorance of how nuclear plants were/are built |
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bananas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-06-11 04:14 AM Response to Reply #40 |
58. LOL - You just displayed your own total ignorance of how nuclear plants were/are built |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-06-11 08:03 AM Response to Reply #58 |
64. You're confused |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-06-11 08:32 AM Response to Reply #58 |
69. It Glows!! |
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AdHocSolver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 04:14 PM Response to Reply #4 |
26. The "proof" is all around us. |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 09:29 PM Response to Reply #26 |
41. Your comment was derogatory |
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AdHocSolver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 10:38 PM Response to Reply #41 |
49. It wasn't mass production that brought down costs, etc. |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-06-11 08:10 AM Response to Reply #49 |
65. That's a silly point and does not support your position |
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gtar100 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-11 04:38 AM Response to Reply #4 |
125. That's not a claim, those are concerns. And valid at that. |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-11 11:14 PM Response to Reply #125 |
136. IF nuclear power can be done safely??? |
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PamW (566 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 10:02 AM Response to Reply #136 |
137. IF is not the word. |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 09:32 AM Response to Reply #2 |
14. Anything is easier to steal than a full sized nuclear power plant. Even a coal-fired power plant. |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 11:54 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. But a coal-sized plant cannot be converted into a weapon |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 07:00 PM Response to Reply #18 |
30. Coal can help make a pretty decent bomb. |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 09:41 PM Response to Reply #18 |
42. More simple thinking. Coal power plants ARE the weapon |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 11:02 PM Response to Reply #42 |
53. How did you get the impression that I like coal. |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-06-11 08:14 AM Response to Reply #53 |
66. You are for coal because your are against nuclear power -- ipso facto |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-06-11 08:27 PM Response to Reply #66 |
86. The only reason that solar and wind are not already much cheaper |
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PamW (566 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-11 09:32 AM Response to Reply #86 |
98. You don't understand Price-Anderson either |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 06:56 PM Response to Reply #2 |
29. You cannot make a nuclear bomb with reactor grade plutonium. |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 07:03 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. A dirty bomb? Like they make out of coal power plants? |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-06-11 03:59 AM Response to Reply #33 |
57. It would really be easier and cheaper to simply spread anthrax all over the place. |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 04:36 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. What if your mommy comes back from the dead and wants to eat your brains?!? |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 11:55 AM Response to Reply #3 |
19. What if I know more about nuclear accidents than you do? |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 07:28 PM Response to Reply #19 |
34. I would have a very hard time believing you |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 10:54 PM Response to Reply #34 |
51. I also oppose coal and oil, especially with the weak |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-06-11 08:18 AM Response to Reply #51 |
67. Actions speak louder than words |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-06-11 08:42 PM Response to Reply #67 |
87. I know about the damages it can cause. I also know about the damages |
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PamW (566 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 10:08 AM Response to Reply #87 |
138. You "suppose..." |
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Systematic Chaos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 09:46 AM Response to Reply #1 |
15. Is the nuclear waste (and mercury, and who the hell knows what all else) |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-06-11 08:21 AM Response to Reply #15 |
68. This is an important point. Thank you for bringing a dose of reality to the hyperbole |
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Kablooie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 12:53 PM Response to Reply #1 |
21. Make Chernobyl the world's nuclear waste site? It's already contaminated for eternity. |
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PamW (566 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-11 09:15 AM Response to Reply #1 |
94. You are the one that doesn't understand |
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bananas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 05:57 AM Response to Original message |
8. Gee, this sounds familiar, where have I heard it before? Oh yeah, now I remember... |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 07:59 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. How can anyone support the building of more nuclear power plants irregardless of the construction |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 09:52 PM Response to Reply #11 |
43. Sorry to hear about your lung condition. My dad died from lung cancer in '96 |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 07:01 PM Response to Reply #8 |
31. SMRs are still prohibitively expensive in the USA because they still have to follow NRC guidelines. |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-06-11 09:03 AM Response to Reply #8 |
70. As with your other post you are trying to disagree with me --but your post supports my OP 100% |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 06:43 AM Response to Original message |
10. can't wait for the mass recalls when the plants fuck something up. nt |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 08:07 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. That shouldn't be a problem as humans don't make mistakes |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 10:06 PM Response to Reply #10 |
44. Can't wait for the recalls of the oil refineries and the coal plants |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
16. All Right!! |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 10:10 PM Response to Reply #16 |
45. Dirtiest? Most dangerous? |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 10:47 PM Response to Reply #45 |
50. What a crock |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-06-11 09:15 AM Response to Reply #50 |
72. What a crock! |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-06-11 02:31 PM Response to Reply #72 |
76. Oh, it's just as safe as can be |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-06-11 07:45 PM Response to Reply #76 |
80. There will be no airline flights for me -- as soon as I can go high speed rail |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-06-11 10:23 PM Response to Reply #76 |
89. Here's a pic from a rabid anti-nuke (fear monger) site that shows people right next to it |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-11 01:32 AM Response to Reply #89 |
92. Gawd |
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PamW (566 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-11 09:49 AM Response to Reply #92 |
101. You do know... |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-11 09:57 AM Response to Reply #101 |
102. No, I didn't know that |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-11 10:32 AM Response to Reply #102 |
103. Nothing is safe for humans. Spoiler Warning: |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-11 10:45 AM Response to Reply #103 |
104. well |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-11 11:19 AM Response to Reply #104 |
105. We each get to make our own choices. |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-11 11:46 AM Response to Reply #105 |
107. But |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-11 11:51 AM Response to Reply #107 |
108. I agree |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-11 12:49 PM Response to Reply #108 |
111. That part of the problem... |
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PamW (566 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-11 10:06 AM Response to Reply #102 |
127. What do you mean by "safe" |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-11 02:49 PM Response to Reply #127 |
134. Fires burn out in less than days |
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Kablooie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
20. They could design the container as a rocket and when exhausted just shoot it up into the sun. |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 10:12 PM Response to Reply #20 |
46. That would be a better solution to the coal plants pollution and toxic emissions |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-06-11 10:50 PM Response to Reply #20 |
90. LOL eom |
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Fledermaus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
22. The vulnerability of nuclear power plants to an suicide airplane — has been known for some time. |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 01:25 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. You think they can target more than 100 simultaneously? |
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Fledermaus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 03:09 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Don't need to. One or four would do. |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 05:03 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. Right. |
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Fledermaus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 08:06 PM Response to Reply #28 |
38. Fallout: An Animated Nuclear Preparation Film |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 10:12 PM Response to Reply #38 |
47. Chernobyl wasn't hit with a plane. |
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Fledermaus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-06-11 04:10 PM Response to Reply #47 |
77. The containment structure was breached and the core melted down spewing fallout. |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-06-11 08:08 PM Response to Reply #77 |
83. Oh, the ignorance on display again! Chernobyl had a graphite core, ours DON'T |
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Fledermaus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-06-11 09:12 PM Response to Reply #83 |
88. Dude, when a reactor core melts down it spews fallout. It doesn't matter what was used as a moderato... |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-06-11 10:55 PM Response to Reply #88 |
91. Did 'ya ever hear the word "CONTAINMENT VESSEL?" |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-11 09:08 AM Response to Reply #91 |
93. You just don't understand, do you? |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-11 09:37 AM Response to Reply #91 |
99. Have you ever heard of Crystal River or Davis Besse? |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-11 09:47 AM Response to Reply #99 |
100. Have you ever heard of staying on topic? |
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Fledermaus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-11 12:35 PM Response to Reply #91 |
109. You think so? |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-11 12:55 PM Response to Reply #109 |
112. Do you frequently make things up as you go along? |
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Fledermaus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-11 04:22 PM Response to Reply #112 |
114. Think so? |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-11 05:02 PM Response to Reply #114 |
115. Yes. Notably lacking from your images... |
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Fledermaus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-11 05:58 PM Response to Reply #115 |
116. And like I said the containment structure was breached and the core melted. |
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PamW (566 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-11 10:20 AM Response to Reply #116 |
129. Compared to a reactor containment - the walls are thin |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-11 07:00 PM Response to Reply #115 |
117. I don't think your images make the point adequately for this audience. |
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Fledermaus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-11 10:10 PM Response to Reply #115 |
118. The containment structure is the thick dark brown line. Notice they all have one! |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-11 10:49 PM Response to Reply #118 |
119. Sorry... no. I can see that you're grasping... |
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Fledermaus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-11 10:55 PM Response to Reply #119 |
120. You can say ours have better containment structures, but you cant say Chernobyl didn't have one |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-11 11:02 PM Response to Reply #120 |
121. Yes actually, I can. |
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PamW (566 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-11 09:45 AM Response to Reply #120 |
126. That's not a containment |
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PamW (566 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-11 10:36 AM Response to Reply #119 |
130. The difference is manifest. |
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PamW (566 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-11 10:12 AM Response to Reply #118 |
128. Again - that is not a containment |
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PamW (566 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-11 09:22 AM Response to Reply #88 |
97. No - but it does matter if the reactor is "over-moderated" like Chernoby. |
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Throckmorton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-11 01:16 PM Response to Reply #88 |
132. water doesn't burn, at least not under these conditions. |
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Fledermaus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 03:11 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Don't need to. One or four would do. |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-06-11 08:10 PM Response to Reply #25 |
84. Repeating an incorrect assertion. Repeating an incorrect assertion. |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 07:02 PM Response to Reply #22 |
32. I would be amused to see a plane crash into the ground attempting to affect one of these. |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 10:59 PM Response to Reply #22 |
52. It's been "known" for "some time", has it? |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 11:45 PM Response to Reply #22 |
56. WikiLeaks: Vital Sites Vulnerable to Terrorism |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-06-11 05:08 AM Response to Reply #56 |
60. Last I remember the test that they used to arrive at this conclusion was flawed |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-06-11 06:32 AM Response to Reply #60 |
61. SMRs would be buried. |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-06-11 09:12 AM Response to Reply #61 |
71. Thats not what I was replying to |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-11 01:44 AM Response to Reply #71 |
124. Yes the person you were referring to made a statement that has no bearing on the OP. |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-06-11 09:52 AM Response to Reply #60 |
73. You were a concrete finisher? Nice. I'd like to get some tips from you --for my next house |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-06-11 01:36 PM Response to Reply #73 |
75. Again I thank you for your civility towards me and the explanation |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-06-11 07:55 PM Response to Reply #75 |
81. You lost me with the translational kinetic energy -- but that's ok |
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PamW (566 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-11 09:17 AM Response to Reply #22 |
95. Population misconception |
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Terry in Austin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-06-11 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
78. How very modern |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-06-11 07:12 PM Response to Reply #78 |
79. I've been going on and on about nuclear power recently. However, |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-06-11 08:02 PM Response to Reply #78 |
82. That's ok Terry, we can all live in harmony |
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Terry in Austin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-11 11:32 AM Response to Reply #82 |
106. Harmony |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-11 11:15 PM Response to Reply #106 |
122. "whether it all turns out one way or the other is not really up to me - or you" |
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Terry in Austin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-11 11:49 PM Response to Reply #122 |
123. I'm familiar with the "if we all would just" argument |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-11 01:56 PM Response to Reply #123 |
133. "We all" don't have to agree on anything |
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