Engineer who designed dry storage casks says shut down all nuclear plants, go 100% renewable

[bananas]

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20110514f1.html

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Renewable's time is now, expert says
Goal should be 100% reliance on alternative energy by 2050

By ERIKO ARITA
Staff writer

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Iida and ISEP researchers estimate that Chubu Electric can provide 30.59 million kilowatts without nuclear power, enough to cover this summer's projected demand of 26.37 million kilowatts.

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To compensate the public for damage caused by the Fukushima crisis, Iida told The Japan Times that the power companies should tap invisibly collected funds they have set aside for recycling spent nuclear fuel.

The nation's nine power companies with nuclear plants have been charging households about ¥100 to ¥200 per month for the controversial recycling program since 2005, although the charge is not specifically listed on their electricity bills, Iida and industry officials say.

The charge generates some ¥500 billion a year and amounted to ¥2.4 trillion as of March. Iida said this pool of money should be used for compensation.

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[FBaggins]

1. The article says that he designed the dry casks for Fukushima.

How many of them are there?

[Throckmorton]

2. Actually quite a few if I remember correctly

All of the fuel from Unit one that is more than 7 years old was move to them over the past 5 or so years, as I recall. This is why there is very little about Unit 1 SFP in any of the briefings.

It is too early, and I have way to little caffeine in me to review the available data.