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Volker said:Good to hear. We had an operating nuclear reactor at university and it didn't hurt me.
School (snort)! I used to take mine apart. I worked with it, and loved it, and even watched them put it together and helped deliver the baby.
Volker said: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.
Define "risk". Again, you have to study the various types of reactors. There was a moderate risk of contaimination and damage with the old type reactors due to a terrorist threat, very much most of that coming from keeping the radioactive waste on site in facilities not designed for long term storage. The chance of a towelhead peircing all containment levels and dispersing contamination from the core to the environment has always been very slim.
With the lower peak power densities of modern reactors, the resultant lower peak core temperature, and moder techniques of moderation, the risk to the public from any towelhead event is practically nil.
Volker said: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.
Oh, so the German government wet their pant, pulled their heads down inside to take a look like any good turtle, and haven't come out since. What you're saying is that the German government is ignorant and desires to remain so. That's a shame. Germany used to by an innovative and respected leader in the field of engineering and science.
And please, recall that while I'm seriously sneering at Germany, I sneer at all countries whose leadership has left their balls and their brains back in the clubhouse. The US has been following the political lead of a bimbo actress and our energy policies are being set because she starred in a movie about a broken reactor. "Hanoi" Jane Fondle and "The China Syndrome". The Left in the US is clearly the most pathetic bunch of people in the world, without exception. In fact, I'd be glad to match our Left against anyone's. I'm sure ours will find the saltpeter at the bottom of the manure pile.
All I can say to you, sir, is to ignore your government, study the issues, and understand the practical aspects. The highest priority of the nuclear power industry is safety. No one wants a broken reactor, least of all the people who paid for it and who're responsible for paying off the damages in case of an accident.