[Bokababe]

I have no problem with the normal safety precautions of nuclear energy production, but in this age of terrorism, wouldn't nuclear power plants be juicy terrorist targets?

[jonrick46]

The transmission lines would be an easier target.

[Smartass]

Clearly, Nikola Tesla was an electrical genius and far ahead of his time.   It's a shame that many of his thoughts and inventions died when he did.   All inventions come from a single idea or thought, whereas Tesla's brain power spun circles around many of todays engineers and scientists.

On nuclear energy.   Because of an accident at Three Mile Island, the anti nuclear pundits, and environmental wackos have helped put the United States behind the fear nuke power eight ball.   Nuclear power is as safer now, as it's ever been.   But few if any power plants of any kind are being built, yet America keeps growing and demanding for more electrical power.   Unless this country starts moving, we'll be back to living in caves and cooking with firewood.   Are nuclear power plants terrorist targets, of course they are.   Plants of any kind, not just nuclear need to be on guarded and protected.

The two maps of the world and U.S.A will show how woefully we're behind, while the rest of the world are enjoy their nuke energy.   For the next ten years, to catch up with electrical demand, the U.S. should be constructing five to ten new nuclear power plants per year!   And, modernizing all of the older nuke plants that licenses are expiring or due to expire.

 

[Dixie Yooper]

"I have no problem with the normal safety precautions of nuclear energy production, but in this age of terrorism, wouldn't nuclear power plants be juicy terrorist targets?"

Not in anymore danger that an American tourist in Lebanon. There were at least 20,000 there less than a 2 weeks ago.