Nuclear Power

Disturbing article on Nuclear Power: http://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Nuclear-Power/Nuclear-Twilight-in-Europe.html Looks like the disaster in Japan is going to deep-six the nuclear power industry. Too bad, since that was what so many people (including M. King Hubbert) were banking on to pull us through the Peak Oil crisis. I hope everyone enjoyed the Industrial Revolution, because it's not going to last too much longer. Oh, and enjoy the internet while it lasts. The grid will be coming down as well. Or, you dumbasses can sit there and talk about totally inconsequential things such as hockey or what songs fifty years ago sucked.

This alternative has suffered from more bad press, albeit some of its own making, than anything else on here. The fact remains, however, that it is currently the only cost effective, large scale source of power that is relatively environmentally friendly. Granted, there are serious risks, as Three Mile Island and Chernobyl taught us, and they are a potential target for terrorists (like what isn't) but the potential rewards are very high.

Limited in its application and very difficult if not some what dangerous to operate. It is also very expensive to setup and has many health and ecological concerns. One Chernobel is one to many.

Nuclear fission is the most controversial alternative power source because it has both huge potential and huge risks: it produces enormous amounts of energy without polluting the atmosphere, but it also creates enormous security risks both for accidents and terrorism. The most important political division in the next decade is likely to be between scientists/environmentalists/politicans who support nuclear power, and those who oppose it. Barring a breakthrough in alternate energy research within the next 5-10 years, the only choice will be between nuclear energy and coal; for all its drawbacks, nuclear power looks like the lesser of two evils.

This has to be the future. What else is there--anti-matter like on Star Trek? We must get moving on some alternative, and this is the most available.

Maybe at one time nuclear energy was considered a dangerous threat, but I think we need to drop the aversion towards this. Nuclear power creates no greenhouse gases, which due to global warming is a major environmental problem. In the US there have no new nuclear power plants opened since the early 1970's, but luckily there are new ones on the drawing boards. Europe is far ahead of us on nuclear energy and they are correct to invest in this source of energy, especially considering that energy demand is estimated to increase over the next 25 years in excess of 60%! Considering that we've already passed peak world oil production, it is a safe bet that nuclear is the cheapest, safest, and most environmentally friendly source of energy available. There's a good chance that your home is powered by this source of energy, being that 20% of American households get their energy from nuclear sources. In Europe, 75% of households are nuclear powered. Of course there are risks, Chernobyl and Three... Read more

Stay away from this one- produces deadly and dangerous waste and is a prime target for terrorists.

er..PBeavr, tell that to people living in the several thousand sq miles around Chernobyl. Nuke power stations also make good targets for al Qaeda etc