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Another major reason we have to get the Big Con impeached...Climate Change must be addressed... (Original Post) pbmus Oct 2019 OP
Nuclear, fairly or unfairly, has been largely abandoned as a source of energy lapfog_1 Oct 2019 #1
And then there's.... Boomer Oct 2019 #4
Please see part three of Bills brain... pbmus Oct 2019 #6
We need to replace as many republi-CONS as possible. calimary Oct 2019 #2
There's a lot of reasons to impeach the sunny beach tRUMP. Now let's get it going. abqtommy Oct 2019 #3
No #nuclearenergy cannot scale quickly mountain grammy Oct 2019 #5
Please watch... pbmus Oct 2019 #7

lapfog_1

(29,199 posts)
1. Nuclear, fairly or unfairly, has been largely abandoned as a source of energy
Mon Oct 14, 2019, 04:06 AM
Oct 2019

mostly due to the fatal flaw of error prone people designing, building, and operating them

Not to mention that we don't have a plan to deal with any waste

Boomer

(4,168 posts)
4. And then there's....
Mon Oct 14, 2019, 07:09 AM
Oct 2019

the need for huge quantities of water at a time when water is becoming more scarce, and the high cost of construction. Not sure where the "scale quickly" comes from because it takes time to build nuclear power plants.

pbmus

(12,422 posts)
6. Please see part three of Bills brain...
Mon Oct 14, 2019, 12:45 PM
Oct 2019

Terrapower does not use enriched uranium..it uses the spent fuel from older reactors, and it does NOT USE WATER TO COOL....


calimary

(81,261 posts)
2. We need to replace as many republi-CONS as possible.
Mon Oct 14, 2019, 05:11 AM
Oct 2019

As SOON as possible! They’re the ones standing in the way. Short-sighted as hell. That’s the mentality that has to GO.

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