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Thread ID: 118182	2011-05-23 08:49:00	TED on nuclear for and against.	Cicero (40)	PC World Chat

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1204379	2011-05-23 08:49:00	It won't change your mind, but worth a listen..... goo.gl	Cicero (40)
1204380	2011-05-23 12:00:00	I'm pro-nuclear energy myself, but given the hotly debated nature of the topic I expected both sides to put up a very good argument. I was therefore very surprised to find the anti-nuclear guy did a very very poor job of advocating for his side! Some of his arguments bordered on childish... The pro-nuclear guy make an extremely convincing argument. I'm sure others will see it differently but I did try to look at it objectively out of interest's sake.	george12 (7)
1204381	2011-05-23 13:43:00	The only nuclear power I can support is fusion electricity generation which is still 30 yrs off. So until that day arrives, the best (safest, cost effective, "greenest") power generation options are wind, solar and maybe tidal... and that's all this poor nation can afford.	Netsukeninja (13296)
1204382	2011-05-23 13:56:00	But trying to get resource consent for any new power generation at all seems to be a mission all by itself does it not?	Snorkbox (15764)
1204383	2011-05-23 14:05:00	If the global warming people are right, (in spite of the hype, this is not proven, especially as proponents of the global warming myth have so seriously mudied the waters of the argument, by disseminating misinformation), then the most environmently friendly solution to CO2 pollution is nuclear power generation - so long as you don't build your reactors on an earthquake fault line, or where they can be overwhelmed by a Tsunami.	KenESmith (6287)
1204384	2011-05-24 00:29:00	My biggest concern over Nuclear energy is safety. There was the nuclear melt down in Russia and the nuclear accidents caused by the earthquake in Japan. There are possibly other incidents around the world that we are not aware of. There is the problem of disposal of nuclear waste. Technology will be improved in time to make nuclear energy safer and more acceptable.	Bobh (5192)
1204385	2011-05-24 00:52:00	Personally I'm generally for using Nuclear energy as I have previously stated. Unfortunately there are some who will never agree no matter what safeguards are put in place and mankind just simply can not guarantee there will never be a meltdown or other nasty consequence. What I do suspect is that if we start having power cuts on a regular basis due to lack of generating capability and not keeping up with demand then people will, in fact, die. I'm talking about those in homes who perhaps rely on electricity to keep them alive and I do realise there are probably very few who fall in this category.	Snorkbox (15764)
1204386	2011-05-24 07:26:00	...the best (safest, cost effective, "greenest") power generation options are wind, solar and maybe tidal...Small problem there though - none of the methods you advocate can service constant base load, and wind & solar can't service base load at all. Other than nuclear or hydro (which the greenies don't seem to want either), can you suggest any other 'environmentally-friendly' solution that is capable of servicing base load?	Erayd (23)
1204387	2011-05-24 10:21:00	Small problem there though - none of the methods you advocate can service constant base load, and wind & solar can't service base load at all. Other than nuclear or hydro (which the greenies don't seem to want either), can you suggest any other 'environmentally-friendly' solution that is capable of servicing base load? I am afraid if it was left to these green type people, we would freeze in the dark.	Cicero (40)
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