Re: Can Nuclear Power Deliver?


LongmuirG wrote:

> All this western hand-wringing and deep thinking about nuclear power is
> wonderful!
>
> Keep a sense of perspective. Over 50 countries currently have nuclear
> reactors. China admits to building 2 nuclear power plants per year,
> and has already sold a commercial nuclear power plant to Pakistan.
> Japan has recently launched a major nuclear program which will lead to
> a fuel cycle based on fast-neutron breeder reactors. The genie has
> aready left the bottle.
>
> Western countries have two options. (a) Get ahead of the technological
> curve, develop better nuclear power plants, and sell them around the
> world. (b) Mess around with windmills and photovoltaic panels, and get
> ready to start making wicker baskets and leather flip-flops to sell to
> rich tourists from the nuclear-powered East.

What's wrong with doing both? A capitalist society can maintain a
nuclear sector, a renewables sector, and artisans making leather
flip-flops.

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