Re: Nuclear power far from clean

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From: Bruce Clarke
Date: Sun, 21 Sep 1997 00:00

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Hyperion Systems (hyperion@dimensional.com) wrote:
: Adam Moore <gt4551d@prism.gatech.edu> wrote:
: >If your big objection is the problem of disposal of the waste, allow me to
: >point out that most things that are disposed of are piled up somewhere out
: >of the way.  Landfills, anyone?
: But, I think you missed the point.  If someone showed you two ways to do
: something, one of which created toxic radioactive waste, and the other
: didn't, which would be the better choice?

But thi supposes that the alternative is not also destructive.  All forms
of energy generation cause damage to the environment of one kind or
another.

When you look at the damage caused by coal-fired generators or
hydro-electric dams, nuclear power isn't much worse.

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From: brclarke@islandnet.com (Bruce Clarke)
Subject: Re: Nuclear power far from clean
Date: 1997/09/21
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