chris1983 said:
The greenhouse layer effect is a major problem. If they fix that via nuclear energy..they can then look at how to get rid of the waste. The greenhouse layer effect is more of a problem than the waste IMO. They can just put it deep under the ground in some desert.
Reminds me of a cat in the hat story...
http://www.amazon.ca/Cat-Hat-Comes-Back/dp/0394800028
"From Amazon.com
That behatted and bow-tied cat from Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat is back, and, not surprisingly, is up to all sorts of mischief. This time, Sally and her brother are stuck shoveling snow: "This was no time for play./ This was no time for fun./ This was no time for games./ There was work to be done." But--you guessed it--the laughing Hat Cat has other ideas, as he lets himself in to eat cake in their tub. He leaves behind "a big long pink cat ring," which he then handily cleans with "MOTHER'S WHITE DRESS!" The dress then loses its pink stain to the wall, then Dad's shoes, then the rug in the hall, until finally the Cat must call in some assistance: from inside his hat comes Little Cat A, then Littler Cats B, C, D, E, and so on, nested like dolls in ever tinier hats. With this pack of felines, Sally and her brother may get rid of those stains, but they'll likely never be rid of that rascally cat. As should be expected from the good doctor, The Cat in the Hat Comes Back provides an excellent reader (and alphabet primer) for those just learning, not to mention ample laughs for everyone else.
(Ages 4 to 8) --Paul Hughes"
Someone needs to go back to school! Yes he duz! Awww, who's a cuddly wuddly little cwissy wissy? *pats your head*
Along with another simple market force alongside supply and demand, is cost of production. A lot of nuclear reactors in the US wouldn't be able to make a profit if it weren't for the attractive (and highly questionable deals) they have done with the state bodies.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trojan_Nuclear_Power_Plant
"Nevertheless, PGE continued to charge its ratepayers for the full cost of the plant, including decommissioning and waste disposal, and the same profit it would have earned if the plant had remained operating. The Oregon Public Utility Commission (OPUC) also allowed PGE to charge ratepayers for the new projects built to replace the plant, along with profits on the new plants.
In 1978, Oregon voters had adopted by a vote of 69% to 21% a ballot measure to prohibit utilities from charging ratepayers any cost of plants not currently providing utility service to customers. Lloyd Marbet and other activists worked on this measure.
In 1995, the OPUC allowed PGE to continue to charge ratepayers both for return of the investment over the original expected 35-year life of Trojan and to charge ratepayers to receive a profit on Trojan of over 13% before taxes, for a total of $251 million of Trojan investment and $304 million for profit over the next 17 years. This is in addition to another $300 million in Trojan decommissioning costs over the next 17 years."
And tell me, if nuclear power plants are battling to be competitive, who the hell is going to commit billions of dollars to a project that wont come to fruition for 10-20 years? Especially if running costs are likely to be higher then, and if we go through a worldwide economic downturn. Who the hell would put down that sort of money for a marginal investment in a time of slow economic growth?