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Article #4Re: Disposal of Radioactive Waste
From: Greig Ebeling
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 00:00
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 00:00
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On Sun, 11 Jun 2000 12:39:36 +1000, "ant" <dont-look@evil.spam> wrote: >and if it is cheap enough, energy efficiency will be very far from the fore >in peoples thinking. >i personally think that fossil fuel power generation is way to cheap, there >should be a charge for the dumping of waste into the atmosphere, i.e. a >carbon tax of some sort, this would make renewable energy sources and >nuclear power more attractive. but if we abolish the public liability >protection that the nuclear industry gets renewable energy sources win >hands down. OK, but lets say we uni-laterally decide to introduce carbon taxes (as if developing countries would!!!), then we would be paying more for our power, whatever the source. You don't think that would have a serious effect on standard of living? No don't bother speculating, it won't happen for the same reason the US Senate will not ratify the Kyoto protocol. The world's nations compete with each for trade goods. Energy costs are crucial to the balance of trade. Unless EVERYONE agrees, it won't happen. >"In 1952, the Paley Commission, appointed by President Truman, judged the >promise of renewable energy sources to be greater than that of nuclear >power >for meeting energy needs and preventing economic dislocations due to >disruptions in foreign oil supply. But shortly thereafter, the US >government >chose to ignore that recommendation in favor of pursuing nuclear power, >largely as part of its Cold War propaganda campaign." Ahem, 1952? ROTFL. ...Greig
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10ecc0,76584cf5b626f783 X-Google-Attributes: gid10ecc0,public X-Google-Thread: 107e5d,76584cf5b626f783 X-Google-Attributes: gid107e5d,public X-Google-Thread: 10c480,76584cf5b626f783 X-Google-Attributes: gid10c480,public X-Google-Thread: 102359,76584cf5b626f783 X-Google-Attributes: gid102359,public X-Google-Thread: fb19c,76584cf5b626f783 X-Google-Attributes: gidfb19c,public X-Google-Thread: 10df0c,76584cf5b626f783 X-Google-Attributes: gid10df0c,public From: greige@bigpond.com (Greig Ebeling) Subject: Re: Disposal of Radioactive Waste Date: 2000/06/13 Message-ID: <3945a6ec.170051947@news.bigpond.com> X-Deja-AN: 633812706 References: <8f2n6g$61p$1@nntp9.atl.mindspring.net> <391C48E0.27163060@boeing.com> <N4mT4.40348$Xk2 <3939da71.57203458@news.bigpond.com> <1ai%4.1367$vV5.8002@newsfeed.slurp.net> <393e22ee.49400070@news.bigpond.com> <xys%4.7180$qS3.18260@tor-nn1.netcom.ca> <393E730F.2F71D6CD@tds.net> <CCX%4.7945$qS3.20020@tor-nn1.netcom.ca> <3940d93f.51465324@news.bigpond.com> <qqq05.8588$qS3.21579@tor-nn1.netcom.ca> <iKr05.13141$N4.476133@ozemail.com.au> <Q%r05.12523$F9.386702@news1.gvcl1.bc.home.com> <3942D053.82030642@dakx.com> <3942D310.C52B3CD6@eagle.ca> <3942E6E6.55050201@dakx.com> <HXC05.13349$N4.486283@ozemail.com.au> X-Trace: newsfeeds.bigpond.com 960866421 203.54.214.246 (Tue, 13 Jun 2000 13:20:21 EST) Organization: Telstra BigPond Internet Services (http://www.bigpond.com) NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 13:20:21 EST Newsgroups: alt.engineering.nuclear,aus.environment.misc,aus.politics,sci.energy,sci.engr.mining,sci.environment.waste