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- From: cir@festival.ed.ac.uk (C Revie)
- Newsgroups: sci.energy
- Subject: Re: Renewable energy from the sun
- Message-ID: <28389@castle.ed.ac.uk>
- Date: 19 Nov 92 11:33:54 GMT
- References: <1992Nov6.171522.1259@access.usask.ca> <28340@castle.ed.ac.uk> <51502@seismo.CSS.GOV>
- Sender: nntpusr@castle.ed.ac.uk
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- stead@skadi.CSS.GOV (Richard Stead) writes:
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- >Sigh. Another nucleophobe. Why do people think that those two words are
- >enough to justify the elimination of nuclear power?
-
- >This is not an answer!
-
- >Radioactive waste is a non-problem.
-
- >You're worried that the burial site will remain contaminated for centuries?
- >Big deal. The thousands of landfills across this country are virtually
- >all heavily contaminated by heavy metals (cadmium, mercury and whatnot).
- >Nobody seems so concerned about those, and remember - there the problem
- >will not decay away after a few centuries. The heavy metals will always
- >be there.
-
- This is not a justification! You might as well say, I've shot myself in
- the foot, it was no big deal, a bit painful, so I'll do it again.
-
- I am concerned about toxic wastes sites.
-
- >People love to complain about radioactive waste, but there are no real
- >problems, other than the people who love to complain. Some people seem
- >to need something to be afraid of and they latch onto nuclear issues
- >because they can't understand them.
-
- I'm sorry but this is not a serious comment. Yes there is alot of
- emotion over Nuclear issues. Ever wondered why? Its not the above answer.
-
-
- Chris cir@uk.ac.ed.festival
-