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Yes, this would be very expensive and pretty dangerous, too, because the rocket could explode during the launch.The Mark said:Now, as far as I know the best way would be to launch it into the sun.
Of course, that might be a little expensive.
Volker said:Not near me, please. You can have as many nuclear plants as you like in America.
I hope, they are safe.
Volker said:Yes, this would be very expensive and pretty dangerous, too, because the rocket could explode during the launch.
Of course, it must be my ignorance. Probably there have never been accidents with nuke plants before. This is all made up by newspapers, right :roll:Goobieman said:I've been living within 12 miles of a nuke plant my entire life. I have several relatives that work there. Never once considered it a problem or had a concern.
Your irrational fear of nuke plants is based in ignorance.
Yes, this is what they do here, they have lime mines, there they place this material.Calm2Chaos said:A nice tunnel system some 100 miles below the surface. This gets you below ground water and eliminates the chance of contamination. Course getting that deep may be a problem
Volker said:Of course, it must be my ignorance. Probably there have never been accidents with nuke plants before. This is all made up by newspapers, right :roll:
Goobieman said:I've been living within 12 miles of a nuke plant my entire life. I have several relatives that work there. Never once considered it a problem or had a concern.
Your irrational fear of nuke plants is based in ignorance.
I won't do your homework, this is the last thing I would do.Goobieman said:Tell us what you know about how nuclear power plants operate, the various different designs there are, the dangers of those designs and their safety features.
One you do that, we'll judge your ignorance.
Good for you.The Mark said:I live about 30 miles west of Harrisburg, PA.
I'm not all that scared of the local nuculer plant.
Volker said:I won't do your homework, this is the last thing I would do.
The Mark said:I live about 30 miles west of Harrisburg, PA.
I'm not all that scared of the local nuculer plant.
The Mark said:I personally think that it is a good idea, but one must realise that there are quite a few potential problems involved.
The one that bothers me the most is how they will despose of the radioactive waste from the plant.
Now, as far as I know the best way would be to launch it into the sun.
Of course, that might be a little expensive.
Volker said:Of course, it must be my ignorance. Probably there have never been accidents with nuke plants before. This is all made up by newspapers, right :roll:
Volker said:I won't do your homework, this is the last thing I would do.
What you think about me is not important to me unless you can show it is based on facts.Goobieman said:Thats what I thought.
You don't have a clue. You see the word "nuclear" and get scared.
When was the last nuclear plant made in America?...Volker said:Of course, it must be my ignorance. Probably there have never been accidents with nuke plants before. This is all made up by newspapers, right :roll:
I don't know the the exact number, but it may be around hundred. Thousands falled ill, but most of them could be cured, hundred thousands have been evacuated at the long run.Kandahar said:And what is the death toll from all nuclear plant accidents? Less than a hundred.
Good to hear. We had an operating nuclear reactor at university and it didn't hurt me.Scarecrow Akhbar said:Hmm....I slept within a hundred feet of an operating nuclear reactor for years. Didn't hurt me a bit.
You can optimize security of power plants like you can optimize security of ships, air planes and cars. But with nuclear fission principle there is a risk in the end.Scarecrow Akhbar said:If you're going to specify in your poll the construction of new nuclear power plants, don't you think that you should learn something about them? You express concerns based on accidents in plants with obsolete designs.
I know, there are benefits, but German governments decided not to build new nuclear power plants since Chernobyl accident, no matter, what design. There are remaining terms for nuclear power plants which are still in operation. Maybe a future government changes it's mind, when oil becomes more expensive, but at the moment, there are decisions and laws and they have been there for the last 25 years.Scarecrow Akhbar said:At the same time, what are the benefits of nuclear power?
No greenhouse gas emissions.
No solid particulate emissions to the air.
No acid rain.
Reduced dependence on petroleum from foreign lands.
Depending on how many lawyers we send to the abyssal plains, we can greatly reduce the cost per megawatt hour electric to the consumer, a boost to the economy.
A renewed interest in the practical applications of technology could stimulate freshman applications at engineering schools.
The elimination of ignorance based fear from our technical decisions will improve all aspects of life.
I'm not protesting one of them, if I have the choice, I will live with the old one until it has reached its remaining term, but don't want a new one.cnredd said:When was the last nuclear plant made in America?...
What security concerns have been revised and corrected since then?...
Why are you nervous about a nuclear plant made in 2008 and not protesting against the ones made in 1975?...
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