Author: Arthur BrainArthur Brain Date: Oct 1, 2007 14:51
bobrayner wrote:
> It's worth noting that the UK has a big bill for dealing with very
> early nuclear power stations. Technology has moved on a lot in the
> last half-century; modern designs can produce more power more safely
> for less waste; and be easier to decommission too.
"Nuclear power is *now* perfectly safe.
Sure.
> We should bear that
> in mind when considering that we can't realistically build enough
> solar/wind/geothermal capacity to meet our energy needs,
Why? This bald assertion is essentially a nuclear-lobby propaganda
invention. ie, a lie.
The danish & spanish are alreday producing about 20%% of their power
via just wind, and they have only gotten serious in thelast few years.
> and building
> fossil-fuel power stations means pumping billions of tonnes of
> pollutants into the air.
What do you think refining yellowcake does, fruitloop?
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