Gary Ogletree
2008-05-18 09:44:07
I’m all for nuclear power for several reasons. I’m all for increased carbon dioxide as plant food, but fossil fuels are too valuable for other things to be burned up. My problem with nukes begins with uranium mining. Radon gas, etc., are released without much restriction–to the peril of those downwind and downstream. I need to be convinced that safety technology in the nuke plants has been greatly improved. The record for safely moving nuclear waste has been pretty good, and I think Yucca Mtn. makes sense for storage. Nukes are not cheap, but they can create a lot of power for a long time.
