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To: RHINO369
As I understand it China currently has 23 nuclear plants either under construction or in final planning stages. Thereafter China intends to add scores more. I understand further that India presently has firm plans to build 10 reactors with more to follow. One academic has recently stated that more than 3500 reactors must be built to begin the supply are increased energy requirements.

Your goal for standardization certainly has some advantages: First, the arguments about security and safety need only be made once and in one place. Second, controlling costs would certainly be much easier in the ultimate price to the consumer should come down. I note that the cost of uranium usually does not exceed five to 10% of the operating costs to produce electricity, so even though uranium undoubtedly will rise in price as the demand increasingly exceeds supply, the overall cost to the consumer should not be markedly affected.

I understand that the new fusion reactors will come with a virtual guarantee against meltdown. True?


54 posted on 04/22/2006 1:28:49 AM PDT by nathanbedford (Attack, repeat, Attack..... Bull Halsey)
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Yea fusion is 100% different than fission and there is no chance of a meltdown. However there can be some radioactive waste involved in some forms of Fusion.


55 posted on 04/22/2006 2:08:14 AM PDT by RHINO369
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