tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385669392652428014.post2302511773286340088..comments2023-10-10T20:15:11.438+10:00Comments on The Way I See It....: Unclear About Nuclear ?Dr. Word-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14496742689676118590noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385669392652428014.post-75968770066699572332010-08-29T21:09:28.729+10:002010-08-29T21:09:28.729+10:00NO!
Australia should not go Nuclear!
Something th...NO!<br />Australia should not go Nuclear!<br /><br />Something that needs to be put into stainless steel container and put thousands of feet underground is not safe. It is very (un)sustainable to have nuclear waste sit around for 700 million years in storage waiting for it to be half-safe. The chance of human error times the life span of nuclear waste means a certain major accident. An industry requiring an International Nuclear Event Scale can not be labeled safe.<br /><br />But people don't know nor care what flavour electricity comes out of their power points. They care about how much it costs. The greenies that want renewable power and the pro nuclear crowd are the same, you both exaggerate and bend stats and figures to suit your agendas, you both can't really listen to each others points of view and especially the general citizen, you all spend so much time lobbying politicians and at the end of the day, I am guessing like most of us just want a safe/clean/healthy society and environment.<br /><br />Yes, other countries are doing it but that doesn't make it good or necessary. This then leaves me two reasons why nuclear keeps being considered. Primarily it is a mechanism for those that have wealth and ownership of resources to exploit the general society. The other main reason is that engineers/scientist get carried away with the challenge - giga-watts, fusion, gen IV, wind power, solar concentrators, etc. Plus in the case of nuclear you can add the military mind set - bombs, giga-tons, etc. From social, ethical and safety standpoints nuclear should never even be considered but these concerns have never stopped anyone with the above mentioned reasons.<br /><br />Are you really clear why you want nuclear?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568125196737739543noreply@blogger.com