Worth reading if you are interested about future energy demands, greenhouse gasses, geopolitical issues around fossil fuels, and why nuclear power is still a viable solution.

 

The deaths per Terawatt/hour chart is very eye opening.

 

Also, found this very interesting

One 7 gram uranium fuel pellet has an energy to electricity equivalent of 17,000 cubic feet of natural gas, 564 liters of oil or 1,780 pounds of coal

 

My link

Viable??

 

I only have two problems used fuel storage (it's only radioactive forever) and when there is an "accident". Don't worry the radioactive fallout won't hurt you.

Don't worry the radioactive fallout won't hurt you.

 

Do you assume that there's no fallout from burning coal??

Viable??

 

I only have two problems used fuel storage (it's only radioactive forever) and when there is an "accident". Don't worry the radioactive fallout won't hurt you.

 

We have technology now that can create fuel cycles that produce far less long term wastes, being high level for only a few hundred years rather than thousands.

 

There is also technology around passive safety designs, in which the reactors are designed that they will not melt down even if you shut off all the power and control to them. Their safety mechanisms rely on the laws of gravity and physics.

 

The problem is the innovation and development of these technologies are stifled by these issues with Gen1 reactors that have been in operation for 20+ years.

Do you assume that there's no fallout from burning coal??

 

 

Its good for ya'!

 

Its good for ya'!

 

 

And let's remember folks, Glenn does that for FUN.

And let's remember folks, Glenn does that for FUN.

 

yeah once I had the unfortunate experience of being up on the roof of a car in the enginehouse while the locomotive sat in the enginehouse, too. Oh yeah, and it wasnt under the smoke jack

 

Nasty ****, but smells good if you just get a quick light whiff lol, similar to the coal blasksmiths use if you have ever smelled that.

Do you assume that there's no fallout from burning coal??

 

 

Of course there is fallout from fossil fuels.

 

I think windmills are the solution!!! T Boone Pickens and Don Quixote can't both be wrong!!!