🚀 go-pugleaf

Neal Atkins (natkins@austin.rr.com) wrote:
: On Sun, 10 Jun 2001 13:07:53 -0700, Jeffrey Siegal <jbs@quiotix.com>
: wrote:

: >Merlin Dorfman wrote:
: >>      Ranch Seco was known as "Rancho Leak-o."  The plant was a
: >> disaster from Day One.  It's unsafe.  Period.
: >
: >It almost certainly could have been turned around.  The history of
: >Indian Point 3 was very similar, but instead of shutting it down, the
: >NYPA brought in competent management which was able to dramatically
: >improve operations at the plant.   It ultimately become one of the
: >safest and most efficient in the country. 

: NO!  That's NUKLEAR power!  Why, those electrons, once "over-excited"
: by being exposed to that NUKLEAR REACTOR go crazy and will jump right
: out of the wall socket and get you!  Look at France why they get 75%
: of their power from NUKLEAR REACTORS and look at how many MILLIONS of
: French people die from it ever year!  Same with Japan.

: Don't you remember 3 Mile Island and all the MILLIONS that were killed
: there?

     Yes, and I remember Browns Ferry and how close it came to
killing thousands if not millions; and I remember Chernobyl.
     
: I'm sure the POLITICALLY CORRECT Kalifornicators would rather do
: without than use NUKLEAR power!

     It may or may not have been a wise choice, but it is the
choice that was made, and it is NOT responsible for the present
problems.  The utilities would have been no more willing to
invest in nuclear generating plants than in conventional ones--
maybe less, since they cost so much more and take longer to
return any money on the investment.

: I heard that 70% of the power used in Kalifornia is used by
: BUSINESS'S!  Why all they have to do is SHUT DOWN about 1/2 of the
: BUSINESS'S and they'll have all  the power they need.
     
     We're working on it.  :-)  I read that while the conservation
goal was only 7%, 11% has actually been achieved.  I susptect that
this is not due to public-spirited turning off of lights etc., but
to a reaction to higher prices, and to reduced demand due to the
slowing economy.