Comments on: Nuclear Power http://www.thedossingtimes.com/blog/2006/03/30/nuclear-power/ Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:57:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: strauss http://www.thedossingtimes.com/blog/2006/03/30/nuclear-power/comment-page-1/#comment-750 strauss Fri, 31 Mar 2006 18:43:00 +0000 http://www.thedossingtimes.com/blog/?p=433#comment-750 Simon, look at this page: <br/><br/>http://www.world-nuclear.org/factsheets/uranium.htm<br/><br/>They mention the 50-year figure but if demand increases for uranium (as it surely will) they say that more exploration and recycling could provide enough uranium for hundreds of years. Simon, look at this page:

http://www.world-nuclear.org/factsheets/uranium.htm

They mention the 50-year figure but if demand increases for uranium (as it surely will) they say that more exploration and recycling could provide enough uranium for hundreds of years.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.thedossingtimes.com/blog/2006/03/30/nuclear-power/comment-page-1/#comment-749 Anonymous Fri, 31 Mar 2006 16:13:00 +0000 http://www.thedossingtimes.com/blog/?p=433#comment-749 The argument against nuclear in Ireland is a little technical; one needs to understand Kirchoff’s laws, have an understanding of our electricity system and an appreciation for our low population density and some other factors such as the fact that we are a closed island system etc. <br/><br/>Quite simply to make nuclear practical you need to go big, one plant supplying about half our current demand, give or take a few MW. The electricity system could not accommodate that at present. A lay person may never understand or appreciate that though potato. The argument against nuclear in Ireland is a little technical; one needs to understand Kirchoff’s laws, have an understanding of our electricity system and an appreciation for our low population density and some other factors such as the fact that we are a closed island system etc.

Quite simply to make nuclear practical you need to go big, one plant supplying about half our current demand, give or take a few MW. The electricity system could not accommodate that at present. A lay person may never understand or appreciate that though potato.

]]> By: Simon http://www.thedossingtimes.com/blog/2006/03/30/nuclear-power/comment-page-1/#comment-746 Simon Fri, 31 Mar 2006 12:49:00 +0000 http://www.thedossingtimes.com/blog/?p=433#comment-746 Thing is potato Nuclear isn't going to last much longer either. It comes from Uranium which there isn't that much left. I think I saw somewhere that we have 50 years left on current useage. It is not the solution only at best a stop gap measure. Thing is potato Nuclear isn’t going to last much longer either. It comes from Uranium which there isn’t that much left. I think I saw somewhere that we have 50 years left on current useage. It is not the solution only at best a stop gap measure.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.thedossingtimes.com/blog/2006/03/30/nuclear-power/comment-page-1/#comment-745 Anonymous Fri, 31 Mar 2006 10:54:00 +0000 http://www.thedossingtimes.com/blog/?p=433#comment-745 People (and by that I mean the domestic/household sector) use electricity very inefficiently. Part of the problem is historical, in that industry and commerce subsidised the domestic sector very heavily. Over the last few years the situation has been returning to more cost reflective signals, although home users continue to see subsidies. The solution is more efficient domestic use, through higher prices, not nuclear. But then who’s going to grab that thorn! People (and by that I mean the domestic/household sector) use electricity very inefficiently. Part of the problem is historical, in that industry and commerce subsidised the domestic sector very heavily. Over the last few years the situation has been returning to more cost reflective signals, although home users continue to see subsidies. The solution is more efficient domestic use, through higher prices, not nuclear. But then who’s going to grab that thorn!

]]> By: planetpotato http://www.thedossingtimes.com/blog/2006/03/30/nuclear-power/comment-page-1/#comment-744 planetpotato Fri, 31 Mar 2006 10:21:00 +0000 http://www.thedossingtimes.com/blog/?p=433#comment-744 I haven't heard any convincing argument from those who oppose nuclear power as to what we replace it. The ultimate position seems to be that we can all go back to living in caves or something when the lights go out (I'm not joking). I haven’t heard any convincing argument from those who oppose nuclear power as to what we replace it. The ultimate position seems to be that we can all go back to living in caves or something when the lights go out (I’m not joking).

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