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Thread ID: 86949	2008-02-02 19:36:00	Nuclear Power Documentary on TV One last night	somebody (208)	PC World Chat

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636761	2008-02-10 19:17:00	Could someone explain to me what is the problem with Hydro Power? :confused: All the Hydro Dams I’ve seen seem to be a great asset without even giving consideration to the power they produce.	B.M. (505)
636762	2008-02-10 19:28:00	Could someone explain to me what is the problem with Hydro Power? :confused: All the Hydro Dams I’ve seen seem to be a great asset without even giving consideration to the power they produce . You must have been living under a rock for the past few years . RMA, Greenies, BANAS, MIMBY etc . The list goes on and on . Trying to biuld a new hydo would be as hard now as a new coal fired or Nuke powered power station .	paulw (1826)
636763	2008-02-10 20:48:00	You must have been living under a rock for the past few years. RMA, Greenies, BANAS, MIMBY etc. The list goes on and on. Trying to build a new hydro would be as hard now as a new coal fired or Nuke powered power station. This lot seem OK with wind,the fact that it won't do job is a matter of indifference ? Re hydro,I believe the last project being shelved was due to a slug being present,mind you it was a rare one.	Cicero (40)
636764	2008-02-10 20:53:00	............ We would probably not need the Cook Stait cable if we did that. No we would still need it, although in a twist, it would only be needed to help with those time when the Southern demand is more than it can produce, and it DOES happen, although not that often, and is never noticed because of the Southern trend of claiming to be "hard done by" because we so often providing power for the North. I always found it strange that most of the "hard done by" whining Southern folk are living in towns without a dam in site, and are in fact by there own logic ripping of the rural areas that are dammed and supplying power to the towns.	personthingy (1670)
636765	2008-02-10 20:58:00	. . . . . . . . . . The problem is we'd need two - one for spare while fuel rods are changed in the other . . . . . . Maybe not at first . At the moment we are coping, just, and hopefully with one NUKE running we should be able to let all the dams fill up again, and during times of maintanance we would be able to cane ALL our stocked up hydro resources, and maybe a coal plant or 10 somewhere if need be . Unless i'm totally wrong of course . . . . . . . (Which never happens :p )	personthingy (1670)
636766	2008-02-10 21:04:00	You must have been living under a rock for the past few years . RMA, Greenies, BANAS, MIMBY etc . The list goes on and on . Trying to biuld a new hydo would be as hard now as a new coal fired or Nuke powered power station . I wasn’t actually taking into consideration the idiot faction . :D What I was hoping for was one of them to explain to me in some detail just what the problem with Hydro power is . When all the posturing is over the choice is simply Hydro or Nuclear . Please yourself, but Hydro gets my vote . ;)	B.M. (505)
636767	2008-02-10 21:22:00	. . . Please yourself, but Hydro gets my vote . ;) Same, and i can think of some exellant sites for dams . There's one proposed for the back of Seddinville on the SI West Coast which will be perfect for feeding directly into the line that runs between CHCH and Nelson, thus helping more directly to run those towns and much that is between . There's another couple of options out there too, the Ngakawau river proposal (A dead river with a hell of a lot of fall) a coal fired station in the Granity Area that could be fed more of less directly from the mines . . . Plenty of options, unfortunately they tend to be in the SI, and the demand is mainly in the NI, so transmission costs and losses would be high, although the CHCH-Nelson line is a bit over worked, so to get a boost along it's way from the Northern Buller area would be logical . . That said, i'm plaeased to see wind turbines popping up all over the place, and wish the moaning Greenies would form collectives to build more anywhere possible, and also under stand that as they only produce power when the wind is actually blowing, they serve as something allowing us to conserve other resorses rather than a total solution as some have argued . I also think that the NI needs a Nuke, either by AK, or in the 'Naki area as a direct replacement for all the gas/oilfired generation that is due to fail as the fuel runs dry .	personthingy (1670)
636768	2008-02-10 21:35:00	I wasn’t actually taking into consideration the idiot faction . :D What I was hoping for was one of them to explain to me in some detail just what the problem with Hydro power is . When all the posturing is over the choice is simply Hydro or Nuclear . Please yourself, but Hydro gets my vote . ;) Ah I see now,you are looking for the facts,good luck . The do gooders will obscure those .	Cicero (40)
636769	2008-02-10 21:46:00	The whole matter is a no brainer as far as I’m concerned . :mad: They don’t have to be massive to be efficient and New Zealand lends itself ideally . Tauranga used to get a lot of its power from the little Lloyd Mandeno station up the Kaimais . They’ve since built the Ruahihi station in the same area with beautiful park like surroundings . The point is, you can build them anywhere there are a couple of steep banks . Then, as a bonus, if you do it right (like Aussie) you have flood control and a drinking water supply . :thumbs:	B.M. (505)
636770	2008-02-10 23:41:00	I wasn’t actually taking into consideration the idiot faction . :D What I was hoping for was one of them to explain to me in some detail just what the problem with Hydro power is . When all the posturing is over the choice is simply Hydro or Nuclear . Please yourself, but Hydro gets my vote . ;) Ah . . Then you know of the idiot brigade . . Then yes, hydro It gets my vote as well . . Wonder if there have been any recent cost comparisons between a new large hydro scheme and a large nuke station .	paulw (1826)
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