Environment & Energy

Bob Wallace

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36. Around the corner...

Tue Jan 3, 2012, 04:18 PM

Jan 2012

That's your fantasy.

The nuclear industry is feeding you that line. But they are not producing anything to back them up.

In fact, because of the Fukushima melt-down nuclear has just now gotten more expensive, harder to finance, and impossible to insure.

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Obama primary opponent Bob Greene: Calif. man has energy plan for U.S. for next 1000 years [View all] Maslo55 Jan 2012 OP

Great idea! Bob Wallace Jan 2012 #1

LFTR power Maslo55 Jan 2012 #2

Geeezzeeeee - here we go again... Bob Wallace Jan 2012 #3

Its like asking Maslo55 Jan 2012 #4

Doesn't make sense... Bob Wallace Jan 2012 #6

You do not understand NIMBYism... Bob Wallace Jan 2012 #8

A whole lot of assumptions there bob txlibdem Jan 2012 #10

And then they'll look at the solar panels on their roof... Bob Wallace Jan 2012 #11

Without adequate excess capacity *and* energy storage, wind / solar will never get us off fossils txlibdem Jan 2012 #14

You have zero basis on which to make that claim... Bob Wallace Jan 2012 #19

Which claim are you even talking about? Do you have proof? txlibdem Jan 2012 #27

Without existing, gen IV nuclear will never get us off fossils FSSF Jan 2012 #23

What is the title of this OP? Is it "Let's talk about what we have now?" No. txlibdem Jan 2012 #28

Because if LFTR performs as expected Maslo55 Jan 2012 #16

And if elephants could fly... Bob Wallace Jan 2012 #20

Never saw the movie "Operation: Dumbo Drop?" txlibdem Jan 2012 #34

Around the corner... Bob Wallace Jan 2012 #36

The failure of a 1960s design is the basis of your argument? txlibdem Jan 2012 #41

There are 104 nuclear reactors running fully-insured in the US right now wtmusic Jan 2012 #43

Please be specific kristopher Jan 2012 #9

Two fluid Maslo55 Jan 2012 #17

I'm sorry, I thought I asked for specifics. kristopher Jan 2012 #21

specifics are in the links Maslo55 Jan 2012 #24

Some things. FSSF Jan 2012 #25

FSSF has already provided some important points for you to consider... kristopher Jan 2012 #30

There are far more problems Maslo55 Jan 2012 #32

Actually there aren't. kristopher Jan 2012 #37

LFTR Maslo55 Jan 2012 #38

Prove it. kristopher Jan 2012 #39

here you go Maslo55 Jan 2012 #40

That doesn't support your claim. kristopher Jan 2012 #42

People in the solar industry think they can get solar at or less than the cost of coal much faster. FSSF Jan 2012 #22

"to build the largest manufacturing industry in the history of mankind" kristopher Jan 2012 #29

K&R. wtmusic Jan 2012 #5

Road apples... Bob Wallace Jan 2012 #7

So you think it's ok to villainize people just for disagreeing with your anti-nuke views? txlibdem Jan 2012 #12

Nut jobs... Bob Wallace Jan 2012 #13

Your post is offensive txlibdem Jan 2012 #15

You haven't noticed all the people... Bob Wallace Jan 2012 #18

So you're not against misleading people, just as long as it's not toward the pro-nuclear side txlibdem Jan 2012 #26

You are doing the math wrong... Bob Wallace Jan 2012 #31

And Maslo55 Jan 2012 #33

Yep. Some of it is really expensive... Bob Wallace Jan 2012 #35