Nuke power?
You all know about my conservative views. I am not sure that any position on nuclear energy falls to either side. We need various sources of energy in this country, there is no doubt about it, but I believe that nuclear is an uncontrollable beast that we do not know enough about to use. This source of energy can quickly get out of control and cause untold damage for many years.
There is no need to cite statics on historic safety or lack thereof, there is just the common sense approach to this subject, just look at Japan.
What is your opinion? I would like to know.
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I’m not a nuclear physist but here’s the true scoop from someone that are one:
Uranium is the element used to make the first atomic bomb used on Hiroshima. It is also the material used to make nuclear power plant fission fuel U-235, which has a half life of 700 million years. This means if an explosive accident like Chernobyl occurs, the surrounding land will be contaminated for many generations, but only locally. A reactor typically holds 700 pounds of U-235 and is immersed in water that boils to make turbine electrical energy. A single uranium fuel pellet the size of a fingertip contains as much energy as 17,000 cubic feet of natural gas, 1,780 pounds of coal or 149 gallons of oil.
The water used to cool the core is irradiated and made slightly radioactive in the form of radioisotope Iodine-135, which is what is leaking into the ocean near Japan. The radioactive half-life is 8 days which means it rapidly disperses both in radioactivity strength and concentration (there is a lot of water in the ocean)
There is ZERO likelihood of an explosion that would release radioactivity beyond the borders of Japan. The radioactive water that is being released is of little concerned to any country outside of Japan.
Plutonium PU-139 is the element that is used exclusively for the making of fusion bombs. It has a half life of 24,000 years. This is what is being produced in the North Korean and Iranian enrichment facilities. It isn’t used for nuclear power, and has no other purpose!
So do not fear what is happening in Japan – it can not affect the US. Pay attention to the Axis of Evil who are making WMD’s solely aimed at Us!
I have worked in a nuclear power plant. It was the safest job I ever had. I do not know why the Japan facility did not scram, but I do know that the plants I have worked at could be scrammed with a mop. It happened