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To: Sarah-bot
Isn't it incredibly ironic that the only people in the world to have cities destroyed by nuclear weapons are perfectly happy to use nuclear power, and we, the nation who invented the concept, are terrified to build nuclear power plants?
3 posted on 03/12/2011 3:12:27 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet ("You cannot invade the US There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass." Yamamoto)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Yes, it is. But, I also think it is important to promote the new pebble bed technology, because it makes meltdowns obsolete. I like the Japanese and I hope they get through this okay.


4 posted on 03/12/2011 3:17:18 AM PST by Sarah-bot
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I must say I have to question their siting. I can’t believe they were built so close to the coast.


5 posted on 03/12/2011 3:18:07 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Nuclear cloud....ain’t no thing for the Japanese.

Terrifying for US.


13 posted on 03/12/2011 3:53:52 AM PST by wolfcreek (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lsd7DGqVSIc)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

thats a very interesting observation...

to post 3


14 posted on 03/12/2011 4:05:15 AM PST by ezo4
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

You can pull a nuclear sub up to an island or city and power the entire island or city from a reactor the size of a small office. Why is it that every commercial reactor built for the same task is roughly the size of Vermont and costs billions piled on billions? I’m guessing that Congress doesn’t want lots of little reactors inside steel vessels (rather than concrete manufactured in their district) powering cities.

I’ve never heard of pebble reactors and will go look them up, but the type reactor we’ve been building is ridiculous. There should be lots of little reactors located in contained units with enough coolant located in attached towers to douse them without using pumps.

I agree, it’s time to revisit nuclear power.


23 posted on 03/12/2011 5:40:22 AM PST by Gen.Blather
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