"martin" wrote in message
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On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 22:10:07 -0000, "IMM" wrote:


"Franz Heymann" wrote in message
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The radioactive contamination by a nuclear station is negligible,
despite
the protestations of the anti-nuclear lobby.

If every power staionin the world was nuclear we would be in big trouble
getting rid of the waste.

And even that contamination is
largely caused by irresponsible practices.

The human element. When it breaks down, big, big problems.

As is the case with flying machines.
There have been many more deaths due to aeroplane crashes than due to the 3
Mile Island accident.
Chernobyl does not count. That was as close as one can get to wilful
negligence.

Best forgot
nuclear as cleaner, lower tech alternatives are around right now.

But for how long will they last, and for how long can we tolerate their
insidious effects on the atmosphere?
I will venture a guess that many more people all over the world are this
moment dying from side effects of these lower tech alternatives than from
anything ascribable to nuclear power plants.

Franz