Eeeeeee Haaawwwwwww!! There are two things you should know about Arizona teabagger Rep. Paul Gosar: He is a dentist who somehow made it into Congress, and he's one of the reasons we Can't Have Nice Things. Gosar is fighting a proposal to declare a new national monument on land surrounding Grand Canyon National Park, which would protect 1.7 million acres of land from uranium mining. Not that he'd ever be so crass as to say he's in favor of adding runoff from uranium mines to the Colorado River watershed, of course not. But just think how pretty the Canyon could be if it glowed at night!
Most of those seem less like bad luck than criminal levels of incompetence, but I concede your point. Which is why I'm in favor of modern reactor designs, which have fewer failure conditions.
I don't discount the risks. My point is that until we can come up with power sources which are truly cheap, clean, stable, sustainable, and abundant, we should continue to make improvements where we can. Modern nuclear reactor designs are better than the older ones like Chernobyl and Fukushima, and future designs will be better still. They won't be perfect, but they will be better.
DoD Civilian Program Analyst, Chief of Crisis Action Planning, Headquarters USAFE. Rated US Air Force lieutenant colonel. F-111 instructor weapon systems officer (IWSO), Master Navigator rating. Top secret/SCI security clearance. Victor alert crewmember. Personnel reliability program. Twelve years active military flying in Europe and North America. Flight and academic instructor in three USAF major commands. Eight years operational and instructor WSO in three models of F-111 fighter-bomber. Functional check flight WSO and aerial gunnery range control officer. Squadron flying safety officer.
Pay particular attention to "Top secret/SCI security clearance. Victor alert crewmember. Personnel reliability program." If you don't know what any of this means, look it up. Junior.
You didn't Google as directed. The US Department of Energy has two major functions. I was all over one of them. Guess which one required the TS/SCI?
BA and an MA. I had no need for a PhD, but I've pretty much got one in tactical employment of supersonic fighter/bombers (and the instruction of same).
If you are one, you would know why the Germans are getting out of the business. They're none too hapopy about the ones in close proximity in Belgium either. Why do you think that is?
BTW, I'm married to a German lady. We've lived here for a quarter of a century.
Then go take a swim in their cooling water and report back. LOL.
By the way, that plant is still immensely deadly. Can you say that about a closed coal plant?
You might also ask yourself why countries like Germany are shutting down the nuclear power business wholesale. Which corporation are you shilling for?
Most of those seem less like bad luck than criminal levels of incompetence, but I concede your point. Which is why I'm in favor of modern reactor designs, which have fewer failure conditions.
I don't discount the risks. My point is that until we can come up with power sources which are truly cheap, clean, stable, sustainable, and abundant, we should continue to make improvements where we can. Modern nuclear reactor designs are better than the older ones like Chernobyl and Fukushima, and future designs will be better still. They won't be perfect, but they will be better.
But what will we do if we have to do without uranium?
@urgelt- I've seen that one. I've also seen a story about the canyon being created by Paul Bunyan dragging his ax.
I read that as dragging his "ass"...... It made more sense
7,400 allowed to return after ~four years. 16 KM from the reactor.
http://edition.cnn.com/2015...
Germany is doing so. With solar and wind. Not crazy, they understand infrastructure, technology, and the limits of both.
DoD Civilian Program Analyst, Chief of Crisis Action Planning, Headquarters USAFE. Rated US Air Force lieutenant colonel. F-111 instructor weapon systems officer (IWSO), Master Navigator rating. Top secret/SCI security clearance. Victor alert crewmember. Personnel reliability program. Twelve years active military flying in Europe and North America. Flight and academic instructor in three USAF major commands. Eight years operational and instructor WSO in three models of F-111 fighter-bomber. Functional check flight WSO and aerial gunnery range control officer. Squadron flying safety officer.
Pay particular attention to "Top secret/SCI security clearance. Victor alert crewmember. Personnel reliability program." If you don't know what any of this means, look it up. Junior.
Well, you argue like a wingnut. A young and not very smart one.
Here, this is for you:
You didn't Google as directed. The US Department of Energy has two major functions. I was all over one of them. Guess which one required the TS/SCI?
BA and an MA. I had no need for a PhD, but I've pretty much got one in tactical employment of supersonic fighter/bombers (and the instruction of same).
As I said, you argue like a wingnut. Note how SterWonk, who has taken the same side as you in this, discusses like an adult.
If you are one, you would know why the Germans are getting out of the business. They're none too hapopy about the ones in close proximity in Belgium either. Why do you think that is?
BTW, I'm married to a German lady. We've lived here for a quarter of a century.
Great. Adios, motherfucker.
How 'bout: C.R.E.E.P. Committee to Re-Elect The President (Nixon, in case you are not a semi-olde like mois)