Nuclear Power Plants

[Red Arrow]

And every single one of those "70's" regulations led to things like;

Electronic ignition.
Platinum spark plugs.
Extended oil change intervals.
Increased mileage.
Increased durability.
Dual overhead cams - huge horsepower in tiny cubes.
Better paint.
Better metal (galvanized.)
What we lost was some of the regulation about fuel mileage and damage control; like the 5 mph bumpers.  Backsliding.
Not to mention the increased economic activity, new technology, and stimulus to the economy far beyond the cost of any regulation. 
Too bad we have lost our will for that kind of thing;  progress and development. 

There is always time to fix things but never the time to do it right the first time.

[Teatownclown]

Expert Cautions that 30 Million Spent Nuclear Fuel Rods Are Unsafely Stored in United States, Could Cause Fukushima-like Disaster
http://www.pogo.org/pogo-files/alerts/nuclear-security-safety/nss-np-20110524.html

[Teatownclown]

http://kmareka.com/2011/06/16/radiation-hotspots/

"Pregnant women and children are being evacuated from radiation hotspots far from the 20km radius around the crippled Fuckushima nuclear plants. Radiation does not spread in circles, it does not go away, it will continue to be a hazard long after we are dead and gone."

[Teatownclown]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/8585961/Two-million-Fukushima-residents-to-undergo-radiation-health-checks.html

  Check back in ten thousand years.

[Teatownclown]

Added flood protection at Nebraska nuclear plant fails

Officials remain confident plant can sustain flood's onslaught

http://iowaindependent.com/57788/added-flood-protection-at-nebraska-nuclear-plant-fails


prove it....abysmal engineering

[Teatownclown]

WOW! YOU CAN RUN BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE!

Ummm...30,000 55-gallon drums of radioactive waste are just sitting out in the open?? Am I the only one who finds this rather disturbing?

Los Alamos nuclear lab under siege from wildfire
http://news.yahoo.com/los-alamos-nuclear-lab-under-siege-wildfire-221015279.html

"A wildfire burning near the desert birthplace of the atomic bomb advanced on the Los Alamos laboratory and thousands of outdoor drums of plutonium-contaminated waste Tuesday as authorities stepped up efforts to protect the site and monitor the air for radiation. The fire has forced the evacuation of the entire city of Los Alamos, population 11,000, cast giant plumes of smoke over the region and raised fears among nuclear watchdogs that it will reach as many as 30,000 55-gallon drums of plutonium-contaminated waste. "We'll pre-treat with foam if necessary, but we really want the buildings to stand on their own for the most part. That is exactly how they've been designed. Especially the ones holding anything that is of high value or high risk," said Deputy Los Alamos County Fire Chief Mike Thompson." Bravado. Mocho. Bullsh!t.

[dbacks fan]

You are such a fearmongerer aren't you. I wouldn't be suprised if you had two blackeyes from your knee jerk reactions.

[dbacks fan]

By the way, don't forget that the water you are drinking and showering in comes from the lakes and streams north east of Tulsa, and has run through Picher and Cardin as well as Grand Lake on it's way to Tulsa. So every morning when you wash your body, and brush your teeth, thats where the water came from.

[dbacks fan]

By the way, don't forget about all of the 'fracked' gas and oil wells in NE Oklahoma that date back 60 plus years, so you got that going for you as well.

[heironymouspasparagus]

By the way, don't forget that the water you are drinking and showering in comes from the lakes and streams north east of Tulsa, and has run through Picher and Cardin as well as Grand Lake on it's way to Tulsa. So every morning when you wash your body, and brush your teeth, thats where the water came from.

Sounds like you are making his point for him....does any of that bother you at some level?


Looking at increases of various environmentally related diseases/damages/sydromes, it kind of makes sense to be very concerned about that stuff.  Not to the point of paralysis, but certainly more than is currently apparent.

Yeah, in the past, many died of other diseases.  But that makes the argument that since we eliminate one way to die, it's ok to substitute another.  I guess if I were all that concerned about over population, it would be ok to keep the higher death rates, but Mama Nature seems to have a way of making adjustments she wants, so it will all work out in the end.  My personal preference is to put off dying as long as possible.  As well as any or all of the chronic diseases that so often accompany long life.  Whether natural or societal inflicted.

[Red Arrow]

Yeah, in the past, many died of other diseases.  But that makes the argument that since we eliminate one way to die, it's ok to substitute another. 

Until somewhat recently (a generation or two?) people generally didn't live long enough to die of today's killers.

[Teatownclown]

DB, you must be on your cycle....

[heironymouspasparagus]

Red,
Exactly my point. 

Lot's of people did live long lives, but certainly not the majority.  And of those old ones, it was self inflicted items that killed them off a lot of the time.  80 and 90 year old people; smoking, excess drinking, jealous husbands...

But now we have added these new killers, effectively "doing it to ourselves".  The life expectancy in this country actually dropped last year.  What is wrong with THAT picture?!

[Teatownclown]

I just enjoy looking back into threads to see the vast majority of intellectual pretenders on TNF! They just seem to hate reality, refuse to tolerate different ideas, and constantly follow the lies coming out of Murdoch, Koch, and GOP leadership. It's hard to think for yourself with so much man made turbulence.


Japan's Food-Chain Threat Multiplies as Fukushima Radiation Spreads


http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-24/threat-to-japanese-food-chain-multiplies-as-cesium-contamination-spreads.html



"Radiation fallout from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant poses a growing threat to Japan's food chain as unsafe levels of cesium found in beef on supermarket shelves were also detected in more vegetables and the ocean."


wwjd?

[heironymouspasparagus]

What Would Jerry (Springer) Do?