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wtmusic

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6. The first statement could be interpreted either way,

Reply to FBaggins (Reply #5)

Wed Jun 26, 2013, 10:10 AM

Jun 2013

and your definition of "significant" is completely your own and not reflected in the report.

Not sure why you feel the need to pick nits on this, the chances in the entire U.S. fleet would be reduced from 1 in 10,000,000 to 1 in 96,153. What are the odds of carbon dioxide from fossil fuel plants destroying the oceanic food chain in the next 50 years?

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NRC: Earthquake-related radioactive release could happen in U.S. once every 10 million years [View all] wtmusic Jun 2013 OP

Fail nebenaube Jun 2013 #1

Is this something that has a scientific basis or did you just make it up? wtmusic Jun 2013 #2

I don't know... nebenaube Jun 2013 #3

Because you didn't provide any wtmusic Jun 2013 #4

Why don't you have time? Think of all the time you save letting the nuclear industry do it for you! CreekDog Jun 2013 #12

A couple corrections FBaggins Jun 2013 #5

The first statement could be interpreted either way, wtmusic Jun 2013 #6

Why pick nits? FBaggins Jun 2013 #7

Just for yucks - that most certainly is the correct figure. wtmusic Jun 2013 #8

Nope FBaggins Jun 2013 #9

You must really like to be humiliated. wtmusic Jun 2013 #10

You might try reading a little farther... FBaggins Jun 2013 #11

Another day, another link from you to a nuclear industry publication CreekDog Jun 2013 #13