[general_re]

Well, we'll see, I guess. The basic problems are obvious enough that even the slowest and stupidest Democrat should be able to figure it out by now - or maybe I'm too generous ;)

I think you're spot-on in desiring nuclear generation - the state of California is overly dependent on natural gas for its power, and natural gas is awfully volatile, obviously. Unfortunately, I think it'll be a cold, cold day in hell before the greenies allow something like that to happen....

[snopercod]

Why not ressurect the plans for Diablo Canyon units 3 & 4?

[Carry_Okie]

There is now breakthrough technology in nuclear that might get the public to accept it. The Japanese, I believe it was Hitachi, have produced a modular, sealed, intrinsically, safe reactor cooled by sodium in gravitational convection. There isn't enough fissile material in the thing for it to melt down. There is no steam. It is SMALL, a power plant would easily fit on a half city block. They build a concrete silo and drop it in ready to go. When it's done in fifty years, pull it from the silo intact and replace it.

It's clean, efficient, cheap, fast, and safe.

[SierraWasp]

"The basic problems are obvious enough that even the slowest and stupidest Democrat should be able to figure it out by now - or maybe I'm too generous ;)"

Yes... I'm afraid you are, cause here comes one of the stupidest... Mr. CA Bondage, himself, Phil Angelides!!! See him breaking the "breaking news" with a plot to make a "Preserve" out of "The Grid" for his EnvironMentalista buddies!!!