Comments on: The Nuclear Power Genie http://blog.rogersradiointernet.com/richardzurawski/2007/11/01/the-nuclear-power-genie/ Just another Rogers Radio Blog weblog Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:14:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.3-2.2.1 By: richard zurawski http://blog.rogersradiointernet.com/richardzurawski/2007/11/01/the-nuclear-power-genie/#comment-190 richard zurawski Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:04:07 +0000 http://blog.rogersradiointernet.com/richardzurawski/2007/11/01/the-nuclear-power-genie/#comment-190 Hi Jim Good analysis and true, but the alternative is even worse. Climate change, air pollution and the toxic compounds of burning fossil fuels not to mention the horrible cost the petrochemical industry inflicts on us and our environment make any alternatives better than what we are doing. We do need to solve the nuclear waste problem and solve the technical difficulties associated with the generation of nuclear power. It is at best a short term solution and we have to treat it as such....but get off fossil fuel now. Richard Hi Jim

Good analysis and true, but the alternative is even worse. Climate change, air pollution and the toxic compounds of burning fossil fuels not to mention the horrible cost the petrochemical industry inflicts on us and our environment make any alternatives better than what we are doing. We do need to solve the nuclear waste problem and solve the technical difficulties associated with the generation of nuclear power. It is at best a short term solution and we have to treat it as such….but get off fossil fuel now.

Richard

]]> By: jim http://blog.rogersradiointernet.com/richardzurawski/2007/11/01/the-nuclear-power-genie/#comment-22 jim Fri, 02 Nov 2007 11:50:09 +0000 http://blog.rogersradiointernet.com/richardzurawski/2007/11/01/the-nuclear-power-genie/#comment-22 I agree with your hypothesis that nuclear is here to stay...even if a moratorium on new builds were temporarily in force. The questions that arise however, if we do embark on this so-called "nuclear renaissance", are those of: a) what to do with the waste materials created by the process; and b) the costs - both carbon and monetary - associated with new builds, insurance underwriting and decommissioning. Two other questioons arise out of the first two 1. Can America afford to pay for and insure these projects, assuming the over-runs don't get out of hand and - 2. Will investment in nuclear hamper the financing of research into other forms of energy production? I agree with your hypothesis that nuclear is here to stay…even if a moratorium on new builds were temporarily in force.
The questions that arise however, if we do embark on this so-called “nuclear renaissance”, are those of: a) what to do with the waste materials created by the process; and b) the costs - both carbon and monetary - associated with new builds, insurance underwriting and decommissioning.

Two other questioons arise out of the first two
1. Can America afford to pay for and insure these projects, assuming the over-runs don’t get out of hand and -
2. Will investment in nuclear hamper the financing of research into other forms of energy production?

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