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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 05:13 PM Original message |
Nuclear Power Can't Keep Up |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 05:17 PM Response to Original message |
1. Holy shizzle. I thought nuke plants could put out more energy than coal AND Britney Spears combined |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 05:28 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Solar and Wind May be More Cost-Effective Now |
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Dead_Parrot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 05:59 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Spent fuel can be reprocessed... |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 06:02 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. and why is it that we don't reprocess it? |
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Dead_Parrot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 06:07 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. It was cheaper not to. nt |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 06:19 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. besides that |
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Dead_Parrot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 06:26 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. You mean, the US government might get nuclear weapons? |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 06:34 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. No I mean terrorist organizations |
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Dead_Parrot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 06:58 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Carter's decision came after West Valley was shut down... |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 07:09 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. wasn't that decision made in efforts to keep the terrorist hands off nuke weapons |
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bananas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 07:40 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. President Ford banned reprocessing to prevent nuclear weapons proliferation |
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Dead_Parrot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 08:11 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. Carter's decision, yes |
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bananas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 07:49 PM Response to Reply #9 |
17. It was more to prevent weapons proliferation to other countries than to terrorist organizations |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 07:55 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Ok, |
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bananas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 09:54 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. Yeah, they're almost as bad as the global warming deniers |
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Dead_Parrot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 08:25 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. That may not be a useful distinction |
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bananas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 08:40 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. The distinction is between many high-yield explosions vs one or two low-yield explosions |
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Iterate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
4. Stupid then, stupid now |
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Dead_Parrot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 06:37 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. I'm not sure where you're getting your figures from... |
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Iterate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 07:07 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. 25% for Nevada that is... |
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Dead_Parrot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 07:35 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Ah, That makes more sense |
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NNadir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 07:45 PM Response to Original message |
16. With what? Solar electricity? |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 07:59 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. I'll bet you're just tearing 'em up over there too aren't ya' |
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bananas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 08:34 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. Up up and away... |
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