Wayne SW/MO Posted February 3, 2011 Posted February 3, 2011 You can argue whether Chernobyl was under communism all you want, but fact is it occurred in '86 and the Soviet Union didn't disintegrate until '91. That's not even consideing when it was designed and built. Lenin and Stalin defined communism in the Soviet Union and the individual was never important beyond the use they defined. Three Mile didn't cause a danger, unless you consider ignorant fear a danger. There are 442 plants that have been built since 1954, and one built and designed under a system that was always suspect, lacking safety containment, caught fire. OB that depends, in 1839 he certainly tested the water like one. No thanks to Herbert Hoover ® I would have sworn it was Rush. Today's release is tomorrows gift to another fisherman.
flytyer57 Posted February 3, 2011 Posted February 3, 2011 It will happen, but that's the same with everything. At some point life on this planet will cease to exist, so should we just give up today. My point is that anything can happen at anytime. I just don't think comparing a reactor used in 1979 to one built today is comparing apples to apples. They made some pretty good pick-ups in 1979. But I don't drive one today. Then I guess they just didn't build them good enough. Are the newer models really any better? Gonna last any longer? I doubt it. There's a fine line between fishing and sitting there looking stupid.
Members Bassfly Posted February 3, 2011 Members Posted February 3, 2011 Then I guess they just didn't build them good enough. Are the newer models really any better? Gonna last any longer? I doubt it. You are like talking to somebody in grade school. Try to think for yourself, it will help. Is the new truck I drive today gonna last any longer than the new truck I bought in 79? Who knows. I kept the 79 till it had about 50k miles and I suppose I will do the same with this one. Is the new one built better, I guess that depends on what you call better. I think the 2010 is better, I know it's a hell of a lot safer and that's really all I care about when talking trucks and nuclear reactors. Remember, something lasting longer does not necessarily mean better.
flytyer57 Posted February 3, 2011 Posted February 3, 2011 You are like talking to somebody in grade school. Then I am wasting my time. There's a fine line between fishing and sitting there looking stupid.
gotmuddy Posted February 3, 2011 Posted February 3, 2011 From Wiki: The common view among mainstream economists is that Roosevelt's New Deal policies either caused or accelerated the recovery, although his policies were never aggressive enough to bring the economy completely out of recession. Some economists have also called attention to the positive effects from expectations of reflation and rising nominal interest rates that Roosevelt's words and actions portended. However, opposition from the new Conservative Coalition caused a rollback of the New Deal policies in early 1937, which caused a setback in the recovery. mainstream....there ya go. No we didn't put a stop to it and we still haven't put a stop to nuclear power plants. So when do you figure we'll have another nuclear power plant meltdown? According to your philosophy here, it's gonna happen. We haven't had a actual meltdown. And that oil spill you quoted happened in Mexican waters by a mexican company. Everything has risks. If we can re-use spent nuclear fuel then the pollution risk is much much lower. Even still as evil as carbon dioxide is the spent nuclear fuel pales in comparison as far as pollution is concerned. everything in this post is purely opinion and is said to annoy you.
flytyer57 Posted February 3, 2011 Posted February 3, 2011 mainstream....there ya go. And that oil spill you quoted happened in Mexican waters by a mexican company. What? Should I only show quotes from the right to make you happy? I didn't quote the oil spill in '79. That was "Bassfly" and it sounds more like he's on your side of this issue. There's a fine line between fishing and sitting there looking stupid.
kevthebassman Posted February 4, 2011 Posted February 4, 2011 Good lord, you fellas have sure strayed this one off topic. Eric buddy, three mile island, as I said before, had no measurable affect on anyone. The only reason we even remember that accident today is the fact that the movie "The China Syndrome" came out 12 days before the incident, and people panicked because of something they saw on a movie screen. Modern nuclear reactor design is totally different from where it was in the 1970's. Safer, more efficient, and with less radioactive waste produced. It's even possible in a Thorium reactor to dispose of many other types of waste produced. We will still need a permanent solution to the question of nuclear waste, but that is unavoidable. I cannot stress it enough. Nuke plants today are not what they used to be. If we want to be energy independent in the next 100 years, it's going to be through the use of some sort of nuclear technology, be it Thorium MSRs, or even fusion power, which has been 20 years away for the last 50 years. Solar and wind only give you so much bang for you buck. Neither can be counted on to provide peak power on demand, and both can let you down when you need them most, as there is no efficient way to store the power produced when they're generating at full capacity. On hydroelectric dams, fossil fuel powered plants, and nuke plants, you can up the juice when you need it. I'd much rather see our money invested in technologies that are proven to be practical, rather than chasing after the pipe dream of turning pixie dust and unicorn farts into cheap, reliable power sources.
skeeter Posted February 4, 2011 Posted February 4, 2011 I pick Andrew Jackson for closest US dictator 100% AGREE. The ONLY Dictator..er..President to directly ignore a Supreme Court decision. Should have been impeached and then flogged and jailed !
skeeter Posted February 4, 2011 Posted February 4, 2011 OK back to the subject of this thread...puleeeze ? Weather science is now pointing the finger for the Wild Winter Weather directly at the La Nina event in the Pacific. See multiple articles here: http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=la+nina&fr=buzzlogsrp&gid=94267 Many predicted this last Fall and, for once, they were correct.
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