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Old 06-17-2008, 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by TakuanSoho View Post
Nuclear is not a problem. Take the desert flats of Nevada and Utah and build the damn things, then pour a ton of concrete over them in case they explode (which has never happened, but still pour the damn concrete). Take the waste, mix it with even more concrete and then stack it in the desert.

Can be done in 5 years, and then you can worry about alternative energy.
Nuclear is problematic because of the waste, and potential for large scale radioactive disasters...however, that does NOT mean it should never be used....

I agree, if sited properly (not over fault zones, etc), and built properly it is a fine source of power....

I still like the "silver buckshot" approach best....
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