Nuclear power in the Stimulus bill?-2/2

Should Economic Stimulus Bill Include Billions for Nuclear Power?

A coalition of environmental groups are calling on senators to remove a controversial provision from the $900 billion stimulus bill that could lead to the construction of a new generation of nuclear power plants. We host a debate between independent journalist and longtime anti-nuclear activist Harvey Wasserman and Patrick Moore, a Greenpeace co-founder and member of the pro-nuclear Clean and Safe Energy Coalition. [includes rush transcript]

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[gamble180]

This guy is a proffesional antinuclear activist who is well paid by the fanatics at Greenpeace to peddle this junk science crap.

[RaySquirrel]

@tombeardman That is a simply ridiculous evaluation! Most N-Plant construction delays and cost overruns come from legal challenges brought about by anti-nuke groups. New modular reactors take away many of the upfront capital costs of traditional reactors. Plus few fuel reactors use plutonium. They use either uranium or very soon thorium. No energy source is carbon free! But one pellet of uranium is worth 30 tons of coal! (watch?v=gFuw9SY0GpI)

[deciusbrutus]

@freedomintheus Thats laughable.

[tombeardman]

@tombeardman Also, Patrick Moore is a paid shill for the nuclear power companies.

[tombeardman]

Nuclear is not carbon free. It takes tons of coal to refine the plutonium, it takes so much money to create one of these power plants, it takes 15 years to cover the cost of construction and that leaves only a handful of years of viability. Also, electric cars running off of coal fired power plants puts out fewer pollutants than the best hybrid toyotas.

[GreggaryPeccary]

Why has NE failed? It provides a shitload of energy and electricity for the world

[Ackbar60]

11 billion is still cheaper then building a solar plant of equal power.

[Ackbar60]

that is complete bs. Nuclear is and still will be the cheapest source of energy. Why do you think Japan, Sweeden, France, England, Germany and a whole lot more countries all use it.

Why do you think we use it for our Navy? Because it is dirt cheap it is cheaper and more cost effective to run an Aircraft carrier off a nuclear reactor then diesel.