[ale] OT: Nuc reactors and Japan

[Damon Chesser]

As Pat pointed out, there was no discussion of the earth quake in Japan.  As a youth, I supported nuclear reactors for power.  Green/renewable/save The Earth questions debate aside, I have totally changed my mind for the following reasons:


1.        No where to put the waste

2.       What if something BAD happened?

Well, #1 could be answered by a deep, deep hole (not including risks in getting the stuff there)

But #2 was illustrated by the foobar that happened in Japan.

Sometime, take a look at nuc plants around ATL on google.

Perhaps you should have a plan ready to execute in the event it is needed?

It would seem that the designs used here would actually make the chain of events in Japan not even possible (passive cooling systems in the event external power was cut).

Any knowledgeable people want to chime in?

Damon Chesser
dchesser at acsi2000.com
damon at damtek.com


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