On 24 Jul 2004 09:01:30 -0700, jim rozen
calmly ranted:

In article , Dan Caster says...

I think he just hates that the public thinks nuclear power is unsafe
and dangerous and has no idea of how many deaths are caused by other
sources of power.

Well he's right there. *Everything* is unsafe or dangerous to
some degree. More folks get injured in peekskill chasing
black cats in their driveways than get hurt by the power plants.

He's right that nuclear power has a scare factor. I guess my

Scare factor? I repeat from http://www.uic.com.au/nip14.htm

--snip--
There have been two major reactor accidents in the history of civil
nuclear power - Three Mile Island and Chernobyl. One was contained and
the other had no provision for containment.

These are the only major accidents to have occurred in over 11 000
cumulative reactor-years of commercial operation in 32 countries.
--snip--

Odds of being killed in a car are a LOT lower. It's simple
hysteria. Fear about terrorism and gun ownership are at the
same stupid level. sigh


concern isn't that, but the fact that nuclear power may not
be as economical as one thinks it is, once the decomissioning
costs and fuel storage costs, and other governemt subsidies
are factored in.

What do the acid rain and air pollution from coal cost to
clean up? Is it cheaper than decommissioning? Nothing's
cheap.


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