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Nuclear Power Is Safe Under United States Rules.
Nuclear power is the one of the most controversal sources of energy. No one has been killed in an accident in the United States. I think it's not that bad and there aer power plants without polluting cooling towers.
 JoeCool  02 Sep 2008 20:50
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It's clean power if done right these days. They're all over Western Europe now, with no problems so far.

I even read about a year ago they found a micro-organism that digests the nuclear waste.

Or we could keep making DU rounds for our men and women in uniform. Either way, they're safer now and the waste isn't as much of a problem.
 
 grokit  03 Sep 2008 05:49
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I believe it is a saf-ER alternative than burning all the fossil fuels. And I believe safeguards at plants should do the trick in most cases. BUT, part of me does still fear an explosion or meltdown, and I think that's a reasonable fear considering the awesome power and/or pollution which would be released if all went very wrong.

Still, we should continue with nuclear. The only thing saf-ER would be natural energies such as wind, solar, hydroelectric, and I'm all for those too but they aren't at a stage yet where they can replace everything else.
 
 Grenache  02 Sep 2008 20:53
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 I know, but they say that energy independence means having a diversity of sources.
by  JoeCool
 02 Sep 2008 21:00
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Just because it hasn't happened before doesn't mean there can't be another Chernobyl in the US. Even safe guards can't totally mean complete safety. On the other hand I understand the need for clean energy.
 
 Balance_92  03 Sep 2008 09:04
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