Re: Nuclear energy - safe?
I apologize in advance if I am repeating anyhting already touched on, but I just wanted to say it while I had the thought of responding to the topic right off the bat. . .
This has to do with Japans crisis. WTF, the suffered a cataclysmic 9.0 earthquake, and a HUGE tsunami, and people wanna think a nuclear power plant is indestructible???
Nuclear power has it's place, and benefits. Point blank, it beats out coal(even "clean burning", lasts longer, and has a higher output.
It really grinds my gears that people wanna put up a stink NOW, after destruction of "Biblical" proportions, to try and say Nuclear is bad, blah blah blah. . .
Ya know what, ANYTHING can go bad, especially when circumstances beyond anyones control goes against it.
More people die per year building wind farms then in building/running/maintaining/operating Nuc. Power plants.
Granted, if/when something goes wrong with NP, the potential for something seriously effed up can be severe, but realistically, how often does that happen?
Japan caught the unfortunate series of the perfect storm, and has responded admirably, continues to be proactive, and is doing what they can with what they have. I feel for the circumstances, but I also think it is by NO means the example of what NP should be judged by. Japan got their asses kicked! This is NOT the norm!
My thoughts and positive energy goes out to Japan and all of it's citizens. I am highly moved by their calmness, call to duty, civility, and the recognition that there are things to be done for the greater good despite personal well being. It is really honorable, and I get teary eyed just thinking of that sense of community/country and just functioning as a union.
I apologize in advance if I am repeating anyhting already touched on, but I just wanted to say it while I had the thought of responding to the topic right off the bat. . .
This has to do with Japans crisis. WTF, the suffered a cataclysmic 9.0 earthquake, and a HUGE tsunami, and people wanna think a nuclear power plant is indestructible???
Nuclear power has it's place, and benefits. Point blank, it beats out coal(even "clean burning", lasts longer, and has a higher output.
It really grinds my gears that people wanna put up a stink NOW, after destruction of "Biblical" proportions, to try and say Nuclear is bad, blah blah blah. . .
Ya know what, ANYTHING can go bad, especially when circumstances beyond anyones control goes against it.
More people die per year building wind farms then in building/running/maintaining/operating Nuc. Power plants.
Granted, if/when something goes wrong with NP, the potential for something seriously effed up can be severe, but realistically, how often does that happen?
Japan caught the unfortunate series of the perfect storm, and has responded admirably, continues to be proactive, and is doing what they can with what they have. I feel for the circumstances, but I also think it is by NO means the example of what NP should be judged by. Japan got their asses kicked! This is NOT the norm!
My thoughts and positive energy goes out to Japan and all of it's citizens. I am highly moved by their calmness, call to duty, civility, and the recognition that there are things to be done for the greater good despite personal well being. It is really honorable, and I get teary eyed just thinking of that sense of community/country and just functioning as a union.
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