Re: Solar, not nuclear


But an increase in consumptive efficiency is all that is needed to avoid
the need for producing those nuclear power plants in the first place.

The Nuclear argument goes, "We can't reduce our consumption, hence we must
meet our current energy requirements with Nuclear."

The argument is Hogwash of course. But if true, 200,000 reactors will be
required world wide.

Do you make these numbers up out of thin air? Perhaps you'd like us to
go back to plowing land with mules and a iron-plow? At *most* we're
talking about 4,000 new reactors (that is, 10 times the number we have
today at between 1000 and 1500 MWs) worldwide. No one has any plans to
reduce consumptions and lower our standard of living because the
Chinese and Indians are headlong to RAISE the standard of living of
their people. The more nukes the Chinese build, the more old coal-
fired plants they can shutdown. Without an alternative to coal, you
can kiss any 'savings' good-bye.

David Walters

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