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RE: Nuclear technology - dangerous or not?
The biggest sourceof energy, coal mining, is more environmentally unfriendly and thousands of people die every year. Most governments already know that nuclear energy plants have become very efficient, run for decades, the waste can be recycled better than other sources, but because of public opinion, they won’t want to burn their hands. I know this first hand from a brilliant scientist friend who advices on energy And governments ask him for advice. They know it, but won’t do it. Maybe when energy poverty becomes so serious ( it is already becoming a problem in Germany) will we start implementing nuclear energy on larger scale.
That is so true. I have a professor at my university who was working 40 years at a nuclear plant for Siemens. Unfortunally the politics and the public are the problem because lack of knowledge and understanding. The scientist all like the nuclear plants and they are sure way better than burning coal but at the end the best solution does not win.
I’m glad you write a post about it. Many people don’t even dare to touch the subject.
It may have sounded like I am 'anti'. I'm really not, I like nuclear way better than coal or oil. The oil sands are an environmental catastrophe in the making. It isn't if there will be a problem, it's when.
I just wanted to point out the problems that need to be solved other than the 'meltdown' fear.
And for the record, I know a guy that was on the containment project at Hanford WA. He helped design a storage container that will work.
That’s nice. I don’t claim it’s perfect, and I might be a bit over enthusiastic to try to convince people.