[escolubtessen]

Dam the Mississippi in Louisiana and reservoir all the boring states.

[Poeetiol]

We have not built new nuclear power plants in the United States (or started construction on new nuclear power plants) since before Three Mile Island, if I recall correctly. Dominion Power in Virginia is applying for a license to build a new reactor here but at an existing site and there is an aborted reactor site that could get restarted in Texas but other than that I don't know of any other attempts to start or revive nuclear power projects in the USA.

To reiterate, nuclear power is statistically one of the safest ways to generate electricity, but it does carry with it a minute risk of catastrophe. It's also squeaky clean with essentially zero carbon dioxide emissions and makes rivers and lakes a teensy bit warmer.

So, what's your take? Should we build nuclear power plants? Should we avoid building them near tsunami zones? Should we eschew nuclear power plants and go with natural gas? If anyone suggests hydroelectric you get punched in the ear because when dams fail it's just as bad if not worse.

Wait for the poll.

Two words.
Nuclear Waste.

[Vitoethiche]

Nuclear Power is boring. Burn natural gas.

[fgfblog]

Did you know that they are shutting down the nuclear plants in Germany because of what has happened in Japan?

Don't kill the bringer of bad news.

[sbrscnds]

I know that Germany is being retarded, yes.

I have seen a report from here in Texas that is calling for the same thing here in the US. All plants over 40 yrs old to be placed in moratorium. sorry to bring bad news.

[Nzmoafzn]

I think they might face some resistance to causing power outages all over the United States.

Edit: Yay! http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...DCVY_blog.html

McDonnell

[lopezsokero]

Why don't we just nuke everyone then we won't need nuclear energy?!!

[AromeWahmaron]

A "nuclear winter" would solve global warming.
Wouldn't matter anyway if we were all extinct.

SEE PERFECT LOGIC!

[finnmontserrat]

this is called selective reading from Wiki

The world's present measured resources of uranium, economically recoverable at a price of USD$130/kg, are enough to last for some 80 years at current consumption.[3]

In 1983, physicist Bernard Cohen proposed that the world supply of uranium is effectively inexhaustible, and could therefore be considered a form of renewable energy.[5][6] He claims that fast breeder reactors, fueled by naturally-replenished uranium extracted from seawater, could supply energy at least as long as the sun's expected remaining lifespan of five billion years.[5] These reactors use uranium-238, which is more common than the uranium-235 required by conventional reactors.

[penpizdes]

India

[shanice]

I'm pro but probably a local NIMBY if push comes to shove.

[Allbrunette]

I agree that nuclear power is a necessity.

[chuecaloversvv]

... in the reactor vessel.

[cafeviahe]

Cobalt Thorium G

[apannamma]

I STILL STAND BY NUCLEAR POWER, EVEN JAPANESE NUCLEAR POWER, IF HONDA MAKES A NUCLEAR POWERED CAR, I'M BUYING IT.

[TheLucyLee]

as long as we have true experts making the regulations and not corrupt politicians being bribed by industry lobbyists to let them cut corners.

You do remember what country we live in, right?

[kvitacencia]

You do remember what country we live in, right?

The nuclear industry is pretty clean (no pun intended), guynemer.

By the way, you know the US is one of the least corrupt countries in the world, right? Even compared to europe...

[HaseBeceDeemy]

I'd say it is actually pretty good. Far from perfect, but pretty good. And I don't know about Ohio's state government but state & local is pretty good here.

[gactanync]

You do remember what country we live in, right?

Yeah, that was the point of raising that caveat. I'm afraid America's political system is chalk full of corruption.

[Jeffery]

He should go visit Chicago.