tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post7615025216147385962..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: Clean, Safe, Inexpensive Nuclear EnergyDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-5720207471984855072013-09-08T19:21:55.002-07:002013-09-08T19:21:55.002-07:00Happy Elf Mom, coal releases a pretty substantial ...Happy Elf Mom, coal releases a pretty substantial amount of radionuclides the key word being "releases". Whereas nuclear materials in a nuclear reactor are rigorously contained the radionuclides in coal necessarily have to be released when the coal's burned.<br /><br />The point is that there's no upside without a downside and on balance nuclear power's a much more environmentally friendly source of power then coal although I'm willing to let the market sort out the winners and losers.<br /><br />As to the actual utility of a thorium reactor, I'm not without doubts.<br /><br />While it's clear the technology was torpedoed due to political considerations it seems to me that there would have been on-going research on the idea just for academic reasons. With all the physics departments around I have to wonder whether there's a worm in the apple that proponents soft peddle but acts as a deterrent to graft-writers.allen (in Michigan)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-12134800062509437902013-09-08T09:39:42.965-07:002013-09-08T09:39:42.965-07:00We know how to make safe reactors in this country....We know how to make safe reactors in this country. Thorium reactors would be even safer than what we currently have.<br /><br />Nuclear power is safe, clean, relatively inexpensive, and mature. It's not a guess or a crap shoot.Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-72252529174153000102013-09-08T09:11:02.619-07:002013-09-08T09:11:02.619-07:00COAL. Coal means American jobs. And when a coal ...COAL. Coal means American jobs. And when a coal accident happens, it usually happens to coal workers who know the risks and so on.<br /><br />Nuclear accidents? Are forever, for all practical purposes. I'd rather clog up the air and hope science catches up, yk?Happy Elf Mom (Christine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.com