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jpak

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3. Our reactor, Maine Yankee, hasn't produced power since 1996 - but we spend $10 million a year

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Fri Jun 3, 2016, 09:12 PM

Jun 2016

to take care of their spent fuel that made them millions of dollars.

Expert that

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The Nuclear Option Could Be Best Bet to Combat Climate Change [View all] StarTrombone Jun 2016 OP

Great, exchange one time bomb for another... newthinking Jun 2016 #1

There's a very good reason why nuclear plants cannot by insurance on the private market and Trust Buster Jun 2016 #2

Our reactor, Maine Yankee, hasn't produced power since 1996 - but we spend $10 million a year jpak Jun 2016 #3

Exactly. The issue is what do we do with the waste? And jwirr Jun 2016 #14

Maybe we could work on the way we live while we are at it. jalan48 Jun 2016 #4

83 percent of Missouri’s carbon-free energy Think of the POTENTIAL for water,wind, solar and Vincardog Jun 2016 #5

I dont know about nuclear fusion reddread Jun 2016 #6

"my God can they produce megawatts of bullshit." bananas Jun 2016 #7

Yes, it IS a job - notice the swipes he took at Bill Nye and Al Gore. blm Jun 2016 #10

And this thread clearly violates the LBN rules. bananas Jun 2016 #15

Let's try solar, geothermal, wind and anything else first. Octafish Jun 2016 #8

Fukushima shadowmayor Jun 2016 #9

Note the insults directed at Bill Nye and Al Gore by the OP. blm Jun 2016 #11

If the ancient Egyptians had had nuclear power truebluegreen Jun 2016 #12

Only if it leads to an extreme reduction Cassiopeia Jun 2016 #13

LOCKING THREAD AS ANALYSIS/OPINION LostOne4Ever Jun 2016 #16

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