Nuclear Power, yes or no?

[one eyed jack]

If I see a porn stud come through with 3 dicks then I'll know where they've come from.

[eroticartist]

Jack,
Radioactivity is now the biggest cause of heart disease!
Mike.

[leobloom]

Yes, becuase for the simply fact that it is the safest form of non-reneawable energy, I think most statistics will back this up.

[eroticartist]

Leo,
With the greatest respect I do not think that nuclear power can ever said to be safe and mankind uses it at its peril. For example, The Irish Sea is the most radioactive in the world because of nuclear reactors in the UK discharging their waste. We should concentrate on wind, solar, wave power and other safe non polluting forms of energy in the 21st Century. Radio active waste is a hazard for thousands of years and no one has the answer of where to store it safely.
Mike.

[diplodocus]

in an ideal world yes, but we don't live in an ideal world and we will never satisfy our power hungry needs with wave, solar and wind. So we have to be realistic, nuclear or fossil fuels with cardon capture technology is the only option

[tommy dickfingers]

No one wants the wind farms to many nimbys about saying that it spoils the scenery and could have an effect on wildlife,also the RAF doesn't like them either because they interfere with radar and what if it isn't windy! also they are very expensive more than a nuclear powerstation.they were talking about putting wave technology in the bristol channel and make use of the second biggest tide in the world ,but again what effect would this have on the local enviroment and wildlife.do we want to rely on gas from russia or elsewhere, we need a secure form of energy and until we come up with hydrogen powerstations i guess nuclear will have to do.for now.

[eroticartist]

Diplodocus
It is not the only option and nuclear power creates nuclear waste that no one can dispose of and is a time bomb for future generations.
Mike

[diplodocus]

if you want to avoid cardon based fuels or not be reliant on other countries for energy and still maintain our current power demands then i'm afraid it is the only option. Yes there is a waste issue, but we cannot say what future technolgies will be developed to deal with them , so to dismiss it on that alone is a bit short sighted

[eroticartist]

Diplodicus,
In a capitalist society it is always business as usual because they want to keep selling you gas and electricity at exorbitant prices in order to exploit you as a passive consumer and make a profit. Capitalists control and own the media that you read and believe but it is all lies so that they can keep the money coming in!
Read this and let the scales drop from your eyes.
MIke.

[diplodocus]

Mike, I have a masters degree in enviroment and pollution control and have been working in said industry for over ten years, I'm well aware of the current options for energy production having worked with them, more importantly i'm also aware of the current energy requirments for industry alone and alternative forms of energy production simply do not meet those requirements at this time

the link you posted confirms this

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'' although we have to say that the emphasis is still on potential rather than commercially realisable''

this is also true for wave power geration



even they say mass energy production is a long way off

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''The holy grail for tidal energy experts, however, is the Pentland Firth, between the Scottish mainland and the Orkney Islands, where up to 3 million tonnes of water race though a narrow area of sea every second. Mr Wright described the Pentland Firth as ?the big prize ? the Saudi Arabia of tidal stream?, but said the technology to take full advantage of the location was ?a generation beyond us?. Once attainable it could supply up to 15 per cent of Britain?s electricity. ''