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In article <tcmay-00943C.18192719012001@news.got.net>
Tim May  <tcmay@got.net> writes:
>If environmentalists wanted "cleaner power" they would be supporting 
>nuclear plants over fossil-fuel plants.
>
>However, they don't. They believe the babykilling influence of the evil 
>atom is so overwhelming that nothing made of atoms may be built.

I believe you have oversimplified their position into uselessness.

(For the record, I currently believe that nuclear plants are a good
idea on the whole.  By your definition, I am thus automatically not
an "environmentalist".  By others' definitions, I still might be.)

My impression is that most of the more moderate environmental groups
object primarily to the proposed dumping sites for the low-level
wastes.  The high-level wastes can, of course, be taken care of
relatively easily, since they have such a small volume.

Of course, if all possible dump sites for low-level wastes are off
limits, that effectively blocks nuclear plants.  But I believe this
problem is solveable.  What I do not know is the actual scale of the
problem -- my position (in favor of nuclear plants) is conditional
on my learning more about this.  (Why anyone should care about my
personal position, I have no idea. :-) )
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