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To: I got the rope
It would take at 10 years to permit and build a new reactor. This is a long term 50 year plan.

Understood, but this plan is only for the US, not the world. Also, the US oil reserves are declining and our population is increasing. Since the 1990 census, we have added 53 million people and the Census Brueau projects that we will have 364 million by 2030 and 400 million by 2050. We currently have 301 million people.

Nuclear power plants provide about 20% of our electricity now with coal providing more than half of it. Nuclear power won't affect gasoline consumption to power our cars. And the rest of the world isn't about to discard the internal combustion engine. As long as oil remains competitive in terms of costs, it will continue to be the major source of energy. The marketplace will/should determine where we get our energy.

55 posted on 03/19/2007 11:32:09 AM PDT by kabar
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To: kabar
The only solution to the Global Warming "Problem" according to the elite enlightened Eurotrash and now our very own President...is to build nukes.

Nukes could do two things. Provide long term base load power and also provide hydrogen for future fuel cell cars.

Bush knows this...that's why he is pushing this global warming garbage. Personally I think the 'rats are too stupid to realize this...they just hate industry and the free market.
57 posted on 03/19/2007 12:07:26 PM PDT by I got the rope
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