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Does nuclear power have a future?

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clrumivier4life
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How do you guys feel about nuclear power?  Bush mentioned in his State of the Union speech that the government was looking into expanding the country's use of nuclear power.  I'm all for it since it is cleaner, more efficient, and is cheaper to use.  Plus since the accidents (three mile island and Chernobyl back in the early 80's) safety systems have greatly improved because of computers and technology.  I'm sure people have other opinions so state them.
Feb 1 2007 10:56AM
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skifree919
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nuclear power is not being phased out. Although there hasn't been any recent construction, there is MAJOR talk about bringing nuclear back because of the whole global warming and how much CO2 is released into the atmosphere
Feb 1 2007 10:39PM
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4frntSkier
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they gotta get the mtn with the hole in it goin to store that waste
then shure
we gotta step it up with wind power tho
shits so efficient now
Feb 1 2007 11:09PM
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clrumivier4life
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Wind power requires wayyyyyyy too much land for it to be efficient.  It's something like 300 square miles of land to produce as much power as a fossil fuel plant.

Nuclear power is hardly being phased out.  Yes, some of the reactors are reaching the end of their life, but there has been major talk about building new ones and expanding the nuclear program.  Just you wait.
Feb 2 2007 1:31AM
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MitchPee
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Nuclear power definitely is being looked away by most engineers and such right now just because of the risk factors involved in producing one. There is research going into safer options to try and find a good solution. Ocean Tide power generators are a really good start to this new energy wave.
Feb 2 2007 1:44AM
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kingarthurs
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yea, your right about the Chernobyl deal, it was completely caused by humans. i was reading an article that described the effort the scientists who caused it had to go to disable the security systems; they literally had to padlock doors, shut down all security systems, etc. it was actually a reading in a book on ethics i read. but no one has mentioned a source of energy found on the moon, its called helium three i think? apparently it provides tons of very clean energy, the problem is just transporting it from the moon to earth.
Feb 2 2007 1:45AM
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skifree919
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hhaha yea... thats kind of an enormous problem. That would be soooo expensive.
Feb 2 2007 7:37AM
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clrumivier4life
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Never heard of this?  Is it like 3 helium atoms in one molecule?  Does it come as a gas?
Feb 2 2007 10:30AM
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manzear
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the thing about nuclear power is that we dont have much of a substitute other than extreme pollutors like coal which the United States seems to be trying to get away from ...i think along with nuclear power, other options need to be considered on a serious level....and that means more money invested into alternate sources such as wind, solar, and water...but their isnt enough of these alternate sources to live....anyway just a thought
Feb 2 2007 10:42AM
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clrumivier4life
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Nuclear is the best option over renewable energy sources and others because it has the ability to provide us with all the power we need without using large amounts of land.  Plus, the energy from nuclear power can be used to perform electrolysis which seperates hydrogen from other molecules which can then be used in hydrogen fuel cells.
Feb 2 2007 10:52AM
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MitchPee
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Fusion power is definitely a good looking option. Other than the fact that there's a chance a black hole can be created and suck down the whole universe, but hey at least we won't have global warming!
Feb 2 2007 11:07AM
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skifree919
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hahahahah
Feb 2 2007 11:22AM
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PagesHouse
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i dont know. im pretty sure i heard that. but ill see.
Feb 2 2007 1:56PM
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user098123
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and the chance of that happening is slim to none if not 0...main problem with fusion now is the temperature and equipment needed to run the reaction. It gets sooo hot and the atoms travel at such great speeds they can punch holes through almost any substance. Now if someone were to discover how to do cold fusion.....
Feb 2 2007 2:20PM
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skifree919
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I can see it now... "News today, Nuclear scientists accidentally created a black hole during nuclear fission. According to this, the universe is soon to be sucked into it. AHHHHHH"
Feb 2 2007 2:40PM
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user098123
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You would be dead so fast you wouldn't even know what hit you.
Feb 2 2007 2:44PM
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Itsbackfliptime
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Nobody was injured from three mile island.
Feb 2 2007 3:35PM
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Jamesl48
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I think nuclear power does have a future.

Despite the high costs and the dangerous waste, nuclear power is a solution that can last for centuries and is much cleaner for the air than fossil fuels.
Feb 2 2007 4:45PM
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japie99
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it will increase when governments subsidizes it more, coz then will investers also invest in it.
Feb 2 2007 6:47PM
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snowXrider540
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you are COMPLETELY
Feb 17 2007 12:21PM
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snowXrider540
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shit i hit tab then enter oops...where was i

you are completely wrong we dont even have 100 years left at the pace were using it, which will probably increase leaving us JUST enough for our generation so we DO need to find another alternative energy source and personally i think hydrogen is our best bet...its the most abundant thing on earth and i think it could be rather cheap but thats just my thoughts...
Feb 17 2007 12:23PM
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jib_kid_01
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yeah fusion is ok the only problem is that as of now the only way fusion can happen is at a couple million degrees celsius i.e. in a nuclear explosion. So we would have to be able to produce "cold fusion" before we can think of it as an energy source.
Feb 17 2007 1:59PM
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almostaskier
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http://www.iter.org/

nuclear is simply the best energy source for anyone conscious about the environment. modern nuclear plants are a googleplex more secure than any botched soviet reactor.

france is leading the way, 78% of all of its energy is nuclear. no emissions except for water vapor, and a tremendous amount of energy.

only downside is the nuclear waste. problem solved once we get fusion working.
Feb 17 2007 2:13PM
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bobtheskier05
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i have no clue
Feb 17 2007 2:25PM
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skifree919
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great post, really astounding
Feb 17 2007 6:15PM
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jedi.Jim
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I agree with nuclear power. As of now, there aren't many other alternatives for energy. Sure, we've made corn into a fuel, but that has greatly increased the price of corn and made it in short supply. Until we make more breakthroughs, nuclear is the way to go.
Feb 17 2007 7:04PM
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hendrik.
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fuck fission.


go fusion.
Feb 17 2007 7:40PM
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