While nuclear energy is a much cleaner and cheaper form of energy, it must be remembered that it is also extremely dangerous. The most obvious and cumbersome problem with nuclear energy is the disposal and storage of the waste. Even with initiatives like Yucca mountain the transportation of the waste in itself is a major issue. The transportation and placement of all of the US nuclear waste in 1 spot is a huge terrorist threat. The Bush administration has been pretty big on the idea of reprocessing the waste to reuse it. This sounds good in theory but there are major issues with that as well.
Nuclear Energy
April 11, 2008 · 2 Comments
Categories: Legislative Issues · Social Issues · president bush
Tagged: bush, nuclear, terrorism
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Pluto Boy // April 11, 2008 at 12:23 pm
Hmmm…nuclear power is cheaper? Really? At a reported cost of $6 billion to $9 billion per reactor before the Florida Public Service Commission, with costs rising rapidly, you might want to reexamine that statement. That money would be far more efficiently used if invested in conservation and efficiency.
andy // April 11, 2008 at 3:24 pm
This is true I apologize what I meant was cheaper for the consumer.