Thread: Nuclear power plants

Originally Posted by disco63

Everyone put you hand up if you want one within 100 km of where you live.Most people would have the nimby Syndrome. NOT IN MY BACKYARD .

No hands up smiley. But put me down for hands up as per my post earlier in the thread.

Have not read this thread, but my thoughts.

I would not have any problems with one (or many) in Southern Australia. I believe that a modern nuclear power plant built with 21st century technology, in a stable place that does not have cyclones, would be fine.

Would I want it in my back yard? If I could not see it or here it, and provided that there was no measurable radiation emitted, I would have no problem if it was down the road.

Originally Posted by Reads90

Well could have had the Spanish, or Portuguese "invade " Australia


That went really well for the Incas and the Mayans.

And if none of them had " invaded " Australia then you recon China, Japan and USA would have left it alone by now.

I think Australia should be thankfull the Poms did "invade" before every one else had chance to. Best of a bad lot.


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A bit off topic, but you really should study history a bit, about the only mob to not be involved in early Australian history would be the USA [ are you serious?] & Japan, back to nuclear power I suggest, Bob

Originally Posted by Ferret

Visited Taiwan a while back and had a look around the Maan Shan nuclear power station built right on the beach in the middle of a popular tourist district.

People were down on the beach swimming adjacent to and within sight of the reactor domes, cooling water inlet and outlets

Different people certainly have different ideas on what's acceptable re the location of such things

Google Maps: Maan Shan Nuclear Power Station

I had to do a task for work today looking at countries / time zones / day light savings. Of all the countries in our part of the world (from Pakistan to Philippines down to New Zealand) only AUS and NZL have daylight saving. This was bit of a revelation to me and indicated that supposedly 'developed' and 'first world' countries seemed to over think things, making things more complicated than they really are.

Taiwan probably calculated that in 7 years time they would need X amount more electricity, best start building now. Yep, over there will be fine. Where as in some countries it will get over thought, over analysised and over budget!

cheap electricity

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solar is not cheap

I am against nuclear energy for the fact it causes huge pollution problems mining the materials, and for the next few thousand years people have to worry about the so called spent fuel rods which require constant cooling. There is more to it if you study the facts on this energy source and it is quite worrying.
However I have read science documents on Coal fire power plants where they emit more radiation in the air than a Nuclear power plant running.
Then you have solar power which is costly and not so efficient. However it will not be long before solar tech will be improved many times more in the next few years.
Solar energy has provided food and plantation for every person who has ever lived on this planet for thousands of years if not millions, and it will be soon efficiently converted to electricity from my research.

I will not fall for the scam of global warming, and I will not fall for the scam of over population.
I will also not fall for the scam of nuclear energy being safe and clean energy when it is the total opposite!

All the Zombies out there (on antidepressants and other chemical drug use) who want the nuclear death scene for you and your grandchildren in your own back yard,,,, Oh boy we sure have a very sick and sorry country now in Australia.

Nuclear energy is not clean! It is pure evil and a deadly contaminate that lasts for thousands of years where most scientist have no clue what to do with the contaminating waste product.(Yes some do but it costs Trillions if there idea works) Idiots with Nuclear propaganda as there agenda have no heart and could not care less for there families survival many years from now..

NUCLEAR ENERGY IS NOT CLEAN ENERGY.!!!

Originally Posted by Eevo

True radiation really doesn't cause unusual mutation. It is toxic chemicals that will cause mutation and changes in DNA. Radiation will breakdown and decay DNA, but not mutate it. It would take a chemical compound to be absorbed and physically have to change it.

I'm afraid not true.

Originally Posted by 123rover50

So what energy powers the sun?
What energy powers the furnace in the centre of the earth.?
The emissions from this via volcanoes are not radioactive.
Reproduce this on the surface to solve the problems

Are you serious?