Thread: Nuclear power plants

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

And now you don't.

Any corrolation in that?

i moved for different reasons, job, partner, etc

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

I think a trial nuclear power plant would be good somewhere near a reasonable population (say 150K to 200K) to use the power but not so close to a major pupulation where it would affect millions if something went wrong like in Fukushima. The location should have a decent surplus of rainfall to supply water for cooling of the plant.

Cairns in Far North Queensland sounds like a good place!

See who has balls then

Do we actually know what will be the long term effects of the meltdown?

Already at least 2,400 workers have had significant exposure as to require screening for thryiod uptake and ongoing monitoring ( UN says Japan underestimated Fukushima workers radiation exposure by 20% | Business Standard ) and the local rice harvest (a staple food in Japan) is showing radiation readings 20% above the maximum legal limit. Workers are still being exposed ( Fukushima plant clean-up workers exposed to radiation

The death rate and genetic mutation effects from the meltdown are likely to take years and even generations to be counted.

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Yes
Otherwise I wouldn't be pro nuclear power. We do have lots of rain and water up this way. We have 'old' stable rock for foundations and i believe very low - if any - tectonics. Uranium is relativly close by.

A smaller power station to proved the need for the 500,000 people in the region would work well.

However, as you know I am sure, Cairns is a coastal town with a very narrow band of coastal flat land and surrounded by mountains, therefore a nuclear or equivalent station would need to be built west of the range and couldn't really be considered as being in Cairns.

Hay Ewe

original plan for nuclear plant was on QLD/NT boarder.

post WW2 populate or perish. clean cheep power was needed to provide industry and food production.

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

If they built one next door to you would it be ok?

Yes, absolutely. Wouldn't have far to go to work.... I used to live in the Latrobe Valley where no matter which way you looked you would see a power station. Only moved as the Gubment of the day sold everything off and pretty much made thousands redundant overnight... What did we all used to do though - they are all still running fine without us...