Nuclear Power: Do you support it?

[2020hindsight]

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Think of the other enery cross roads we are going to reach in the next 50 - 100 years... Its going to be an interesting century...

I sure agree there Rafa- Just think, we can sit back and watch experts run the power plants :homer:
- but hopefully Bart will be smarter than Homer - like, Marge was a positive influence in the IQ department - Better still Lisa (or Maggie?)
:jerry

 

[2020hindsight]

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I posted this one previously - allegedly true story
I'm reminded of a story I heard of a fellow who bought a yacht in San Francisco - advertised for an all female crew -"Girls only need apply! crew needed for a year or two to cruise the South Pacific" etc etc. Troubles started when the replies to the ad came flooding in - so many applicants !! - and of course he had to interview them individually usually over candlelit dinners - that he took MONTHS to meet them all - and by then it was cyclone season and he had to put it off. And do the same next year. (and the year after etc lol)

PS this is not necessarily a male sexist tactic - no reason why women cant buy yachts and advertise for all male crews.

PPS Has anyone heard how Cog is going with his Camper/bus and his all female crew?

 

[Caliente]

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i dont support nuclear power in australia, as I feel we don't have the need to switch yet but rather the export of uranium to countries overseas.

 

[pacer]

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I posted this one previously - allegedly true story
I'm reminded of a story I heard of a fellow who bought a yacht in San Francisco - advertised for an all female crew -

Nuclear power sux..if everyone spent another $1 a week on our power bill we could be totaly self sufficient......what the hell are these idiots up to.....

It's all about the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Imagine what the SP of oil companies would do if all the PATENTED good ideas on efficency were to be implemented.....I know a dude that was paid 3mill to keep his mouth shut on one of these improvenments.....

GOD HELP US....I'm just glad my house is 5 metres above sea level!!!!

 

[pacer]

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Can you row Rafa? You're in if you can pull an oar! But only if you look like Prospector, or Angelina.

It's going to be very very interesting to see who takes whose side in the comming 20-50 years, and we will see it unfold. It really could go any direction. Wasn't long ago America had a civil war! Perhaps the next war will be Australian v New Zealand. I think they will win, their Hakas are just too scary!

We already have the comps... one or three or 5 or....Rugby, Cricket....ahhh everything....But we will always go to war for each other and be mates in the trenches....

And I've noticed the Abbos (and I have abbo mates) ain't all that stupid when it comes to defending thier country....the whiteys tried everything from shootin' to introducing disease...the shame of your forefathers is being reaped now......Australia is rooted!...and you dickheads let in the muslims as well!!!!!....that's their plan to take over the world......

It's called MULTICULTURISM.......and it's supposed to be good for us....WAKE UP!.....Bring back Pauline!

 

[chops_a_must]

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Nuclear power sux..if everyone spent another $1 a week on our power bill we could be totaly self sufficient......what the hell are these idiots up to.....

It's all about the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Imagine what the SP of oil companies would do if all the PATENTED good ideas on efficency were to be implemented.....I know a dude that was paid 3mill to keep his mouth shut on one of these improvenments.....

GOD HELP US....I'm just glad my house is 5 metres above sea level!!!!

Yup.

The oil companies, and especially BP, went on a massive patent buying frenzy in the 90s to keep all this technology down. But it looks as if BP now has the edge over the others because of this now...

 

[marklar]

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Yes, I do support it.

I think we're clever enough to figure out something useful to do with the waste in the future and we need to stop burning coal ASAP!

m.

PS. I don't own any U stocks, so I'm not biased.

 

[The Mint Man]

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Yup.

The oil companies, and especially BP, went on a massive patent buying frenzy in the 90s to keep all this technology down. But it looks as if BP now has the edge over the others because of this now...

Yes it does seem that they do push green power more then any other oil company ATM.

.....I know a dude that was paid 3mill to keep his mouth shut on one of these improvenments.....

then you know a dude that accepted too little

 

[barney]

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We already have the comps... one or three or 5 or....Rugby, Cricket....ahhh everything....But we will always go to war for each other and be mates in the trenches....

And I've noticed the Abbos (and I have abbo mates) ain't all that stupid when it comes to defending thier country....the whiteys tried everything from shootin' to introducing disease...the shame of your forefathers is being reaped now......Australia is rooted!...and you dickheads let in the muslims as well!!!!!....that's their plan to take over the world......

It's called MULTICTURISM.......and it's supposed to be good for us....WAKE UP!.....Bring back Pauline!

You are a funny bugga Paceman ..... Always crack a smile when I read your posts.

PS Tell those oil Co's that I'll keep quiet for 3 mill as well ........... make that 1 mill ... I'm not greedy ........ (actually atm I'd take a hundred grand and smile all the way to the bank!!) PS Whats your fav. bourbon? ... Barney

 

[billhill]

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I was reading the sites i visit daily and found this that may be of some interest.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/ind...20061212-12370100-bc-netherlands-reactors.xml

May be onto finding a solution to the waste problem.

 

[mrWoodo]

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Been surfing the web re. Fusion reactors and not suprisingly, find China dabbling in experimental devices.

A few links here and here (pics) That's one helluva homebrew bucket

Unfortuntely can't find any more recent news regarding the reactor.

It makes you wonder how long coal / gas / oil / u308 have got. Give it 30 years and hopefully fusion will be a reality

 

[The Mint Man]

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very interesting, Good find!

 

[chops_a_must]

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There was a thought provoking documentary on SBS just then called, "Nuclear Nightmares". Was a very interesting look at radiation and it's effects. Apparently radiation is good for us, ha!

 

[scsl]

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There was a thought provoking documentary on SBS just then called, "Nuclear Nightmares". Was a very interesting look at radiation and it's effects. Apparently radiation is good for us, ha!

I managed to see the last 10 minutes of it. One fact that I found quite amazing was that if you were to eat a serving of lamb taken from the area around the Chernobyl disaster for a year, the combined radiation from it all would only be a fraction of the radiation you'd receive from one dental x-ray!

 

[Happy]

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I managed to see the last 10 minutes of it. One fact that I found quite amazing was that if you were to eat a serving of lamb taken from the area around the Chernobyl disaster for a year, the combined radiation from it all would only be a fraction of the radiation you'd receive from one dental x-ray!

I understood that it was lamb in fallout area in UK, but I wasn’t properly glued to the screen, so might be not true.

 

[KIWIKARLOS]

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apparently people dont absorb much of the radioactive particals from the digestive system. The most dangerous form is airbourne which is easily transfered to the blood through the lungs.

This is especially the case with the depleted uranium ammunitions used in kosovo and Iraq, which the bullets disintergrate when they hit something they make radioactive particals small enough to breath. WHO has done studies but the results are inconclusive there are people who think that using DU is equivalent to chemical/bio warfare and others that say its harmless.

Another interesting fact is that the Chernoble nuclear plant was still operating up to a few years ago , well after the explosion

 

[Smurf1976]

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Another interesting fact is that the Chernoble nuclear plant was still operating up to a few years ago , well after the explosion

There were 4 reactors at Chernobyl power station, only one of which exploded. Hence the other 3 could (and did) continue operating for over a decade after the disaster.

 

[Happy]

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There is background radiation whether we like it or not.

Some levels are dangerous, of course, but lets not be paranoid.

We can safely handle petrol, hydrogen, and explosives.

 

[KIWIKARLOS]

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Sorry mate i don't understand what your saying in your post

Isn't background radiation the radiation caused by naturally occuring radioactive substances in rocks etc like natural uranium. I wasn't aware of any naturally occuring radioactive sources strong enough to be bad for you, are there any?

 

[Happy]

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I tried to say that not using nuclear energy would not prevent us from exposure to radiation.

Then I tried to say that we have many dangerous goods, which we managed to control and handle safely.

Actually I did not say anything, all cliché.