Well I guess that makes it all better.
Yes, especially since about 1/4 of the reactors in the US are of the same design:
“David Lochbaum, chief nuclear safety officer with the Union of Concerned Scientists, has repeatedly questioned the safety of the Fukushima I Plant’s General Electric Mark 1 reactor design, which is used in almost a quarter of the United States’ nuclear fleet.
In March 2011, nuclear experts told Congress that spent-fuel pools at US nuclear power plants are too full. They say the entire US spent-fuel policy should be overhauled in light of the Fukushima I nuclear accidents.[39]”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_the_United_States
The point of this thread is that safe nuclear reactors designs exist now.
The author of the article is an idiot as he starts with the false premise that Japan designed these reactors. They didn’t. The design is 50 years old and it took a 9.0 earthquake to take out poorly designed back up systems that cooled the used fuel rods. The plants shut down as the should have and would likely be running today if the diesel generators and the diesel fuel were placed on top of the buildings.
If you’re an anti nuke nut, call your electric company Monday morning and tell them you don’t need their services anymore as you’re going to generate all of your own electricity. Or if they have a green energy plan, you can pay $.02 or $.03 cents more per kilowatt to buy only green energy.
That way you can put your money where your mouth is.
Welcome to the thread, Doe Eyes.
I think you’ll notice that we are a diverse group here on this thread. For example, in response to the 8 words you posted, I feel no compulsion whatsoever to
1) instruct you as to the point of this thread
2) hint that you are a nut of any kind
3) instruct you to modify your household electricity plan
4) imply that you have said more than you actually said
so I can suggest that you put your money where your mouth is
Here we are, from various walks of life, perspectives, degrees of civility etc. Welcome.