Comments on: Is Nuclear Renewable? Not in South Carolina. http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/02/10/nuclear-as-renewable-not-even-the-south-is-that-backward/ Dispatches from the Youth Climate Movement Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:51:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Abe http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/02/10/nuclear-as-renewable-not-even-the-south-is-that-backward/#comment-61553 Abe Mon, 17 Mar 2008 01:23:30 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=4306#comment-61553 There's enough uranium in the Earth to power civilization for billions of years, and it's constantly brought to the surface and dissolved in seawater by cycles of erosion and uplift. There's absolutely no shortage of fuel; it will last longer than the sun itself. The only problem is waste, and how harmful is that? Seriously, compare the environmental impact of nuclear waste with the alternatives: coal power plant pollution and global warming. Which is worse? There’s enough uranium in the Earth to power civilization for billions of years, and it’s constantly brought to the surface and dissolved in seawater by cycles of erosion and uplift. There’s absolutely no shortage of fuel; it will last longer than the sun itself.

The only problem is waste, and how harmful is that? Seriously, compare the environmental impact of nuclear waste with the alternatives: coal power plant pollution and global warming. Which is worse?

]]> By: Pluto Boy http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/02/10/nuclear-as-renewable-not-even-the-south-is-that-backward/#comment-61037 Pluto Boy Sun, 10 Feb 2008 16:39:23 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=4306#comment-61037 Lurking behind the scenes of this ridiculous "nukes are renewable" debate in South Carolina was the idea of reprocessing spent nuclear fuel and using plutonium breeder reactors. Several mal-informed and brain washed (by Duke Energy?) representatives spoke up in favor of reprocessing every chance they got. Reprocessing dissolves spent reactor uclear fuel in acid, creating a sea of waste, and removes weapons-usable plutonium for stockpiling. The industry can only exist if propped up by big government. In the S.C, Bush and his Department of Energy is pursuing it through a program called the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) and DOE has requested $302 million for this in Fiscal Year 2009. The DOE's Savannah River Site in S.C. is a target for this insane GNEP program. While some call it recycling, that only applies in that pursuit of this program recycles money out of your pocket and right into that of the plutonium industry and political allies. Lurking behind the scenes of this ridiculous “nukes are renewable” debate in South Carolina was the idea of reprocessing spent nuclear fuel and using plutonium breeder reactors. Several mal-informed and brain washed (by Duke Energy?) representatives spoke up in favor of reprocessing every chance they got. Reprocessing dissolves spent reactor uclear fuel in acid, creating a sea of waste, and removes weapons-usable plutonium for stockpiling. The industry can only exist if propped up by big government. In the S.C, Bush and his Department of Energy is pursuing it through a program called the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) and DOE has requested $302 million for this in Fiscal Year 2009. The DOE’s Savannah River Site in S.C. is a target for this insane GNEP program. While some call it recycling, that only applies in that pursuit of this program recycles money out of your pocket and right into that of the plutonium industry and political allies.

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