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Mugu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-14-08 03:06 PM Original message |
Eight new nuclear power stations planned for England |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-14-08 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
1. where will they put the waste? |
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Indydem (866 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-14-08 03:17 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Well, the waste from 8 plants over the course of 50 years... |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-14-08 06:21 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Here on the Hudson River, we have a reactor 30 miles from NYC |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 03:24 PM Response to Reply #7 |
40. There are several reasons why it's so close to NYC |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 08:32 AM Response to Reply #3 |
14. You clearly have no idea how much waste a nuclear plant generates |
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Mr. Blonde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 08:38 AM Response to Reply #14 |
17. How efficient are solar, wind and geothermal? |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 08:53 AM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Just an example |
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Mr. Blonde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 10:28 AM Response to Reply #19 |
30. I'm not against wind |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 10:50 AM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Energy, at least electrical energy, isn't "stored", it is generated on a continous basis |
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tburnsten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 10:58 AM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Chernobyl happened |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 11:17 AM Response to Reply #32 |
34. "Provided people actually follow procedure" |
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gcomeau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 03:56 PM Response to Reply #19 |
43. What? |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 09:13 PM Response to Reply #43 |
52. Sorry, disconnect between brain and hands |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 05:16 PM Response to Reply #17 |
46. Your "guess" is tragically wrong |
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gcomeau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 03:36 PM Response to Reply #14 |
42. Ahem... |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 05:23 PM Response to Reply #42 |
47. And the reason you make this (incorrect) claim is what? (NT) |
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gcomeau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 06:43 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. To quote: |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 07:30 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. That wasn't the statement I was questioning. |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 09:09 PM Response to Reply #42 |
51. Canada, Niger, South Africa, whatever? |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 09:47 AM Response to Reply #3 |
28. Hi and by |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 04:52 PM Response to Reply #3 |
45. Your "facts" are either woefully incompletely stated or an outright lie. (NT) |
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Indydem (866 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 08:00 AM Response to Reply #45 |
60. You are correct. |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 08:18 AM Response to Reply #60 |
62. You're way off base, about half way to second with those claims |
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GOPBasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 07:05 AM Response to Reply #3 |
57. Agreed. There are some ecological issues with nuke, but it's nothing that |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 07:44 AM Response to Reply #57 |
58. Some very major ecological issues |
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Indydem (866 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 07:59 AM Response to Reply #58 |
59. Read this slowly.... |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 08:10 AM Response to Reply #59 |
61. Ooo, aren't you the assholish one |
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Indydem (866 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 08:24 AM Response to Reply #61 |
63. I don't doubt... |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 08:34 AM Response to Reply #63 |
65. Any change over in our energy production is going to take time |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 04:50 PM Response to Reply #1 |
44. Sellafield and the Irish Sea, same place they put it now. |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-14-08 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
2. The amount of waste from nuclear power plants is incredibly small.... |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 08:34 AM Response to Reply #2 |
15. The amount of depleted fuel waste is relatively small |
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tjwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-14-08 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
4. So when do we start bombing them? |
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leeroysphitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 08:38 AM Response to Reply #4 |
16. As soon as they find some oil under then nookular power plants... n/t |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 09:43 AM Response to Reply #16 |
27. Oh right! Forgot! Since Blair gave us what we wanted 5 years ago, no need to invade. |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 09:48 AM Response to Reply #27 |
67. How to run a car off cheese and wine: |
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DangerDave921 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-14-08 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
5. YAY! |
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Indydem (866 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-14-08 04:23 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. I will, seriously, agree to one in my backyard. |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-14-08 06:22 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. me too |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 09:01 AM Response to Reply #5 |
23. Keep your potassium iodide tablets handy for the kiddies just in case |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-14-08 06:28 PM Response to Original message |
9. dumb |
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DangerDave921 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 07:10 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Alternative? |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 08:24 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Gerbil wheels |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 08:28 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. no... I want us to evolve |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 08:57 AM Response to Reply #13 |
22. Pardon? |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 09:01 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. We don't need nuclear as a bridge. |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 09:08 AM Response to Reply #22 |
25. no it doesn't and you been duped |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 07:28 PM Response to Reply #22 |
49. Curiously enough, we can ship power almost a thousand miles from James Bay, Quebec. |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 08:25 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. if you have to ask it's not worth a reply |
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SteelPenguin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 08:42 AM Response to Original message |
18. How bout this |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 08:57 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Because quite frankly we don't need to use nuclear as a bridge to the future |
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SteelPenguin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 09:41 AM Response to Reply #21 |
26. From what I've read |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 09:54 AM Response to Reply #26 |
29. We don't have the nuclear infrastructure either |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 08:54 AM Response to Original message |
20. Oh no. Are we going to bomb them too? Crap. |
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tburnsten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 11:01 AM Response to Original message |
33. When will we get some new reactors? |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 11:19 AM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Hopefully never, rather you should urge your state to start using off shore winds |
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tburnsten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 11:22 AM Response to Reply #35 |
36. We have a good windfarm going |
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wvbygod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 11:48 AM Response to Reply #35 |
37. Stop reactor research? |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 01:21 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. Frankly I think that the ones who most accurately represent the term luddites in this debate |
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wvbygod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 02:39 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. The world used to be flat |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 09:23 PM Response to Reply #39 |
53. Perhaps, but until those problems are solved |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 03:30 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. Discredited by what/whom? |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 09:36 PM Response to Reply #41 |
54. It really isn't the big spectacular stuff that I worry about as much as the small stuff |
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Cosmocat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 08:33 AM Response to Reply #38 |
64. Dig a really, REALLY deep hole ... |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 08:42 AM Response to Reply #64 |
66. Umm, they're trying to do just that with Yucca Mt. |
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MaxPlancker (25 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 10:03 PM Response to Reply #35 |
55. Too many exaggerations in opposition to nuclear |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 06:52 AM Response to Reply #55 |
56. Please, don't assume that my viewpoint originates in the seventies |
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MaxPlancker (25 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 07:38 PM Response to Reply #56 |
68. My Apologies |
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