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RobertEarl

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27. Sure jeff

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 05:27 PM

Oct 2013

Just like the Japanese are so smart they will have Fukushima under control?

Guess what, jeff, Fukushima is not under control. It is out of control. And thinking like yours is why. See, all they had to do was put all the solar stuff on the roof.

Too simple I guess, huh? The wizards that brought us Fukushima should all be hung in the public square. Not hung till dead. Take them down when needed and give them chemotherapy before they die and then put them back on the rack.

I kid. But damn, the have unleashed a terror upon the world which is deadly.

And they say; it would be too expensive to make sure that power for the pumps never goes down. TOO EXPENSIVE? Fuck 'em.

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All nuclear plants should be shut down, IMHO. [View all] darkangel218 Oct 2013 OP

Hell yes..... daleanime Oct 2013 #1

I edited my post because all plants should be shut down, not just in the US. darkangel218 Oct 2013 #4

exactly, 'helpful' today..... daleanime Oct 2013 #11

I second that. I live downwind from one and when you have siren Cleita Oct 2013 #2

I used to visit Port St Lucie quiet often a few years back. darkangel218 Oct 2013 #6

Easier said than done quinnox Oct 2013 #3

But could it be done? Rex Oct 2013 #5

Massive but duable. darkangel218 Oct 2013 #10

I think it could be done quinnox Oct 2013 #12

"Unless we have some kind of huge catastrophe or something" Politicalboi Oct 2013 #41

The entities stopping it are the energy companies that Cleita Oct 2013 #21

Easily done. RobertEarl Oct 2013 #9

We probably should quinnox Oct 2013 #14

Nah, it's pretty easy. Just crank up all the old coal plants that have been shut down jeff47 Oct 2013 #20

Here comes the coal plant strawman again. Cleita Oct 2013 #23

Because solar panels and windmills just magically appear. jeff47 Oct 2013 #29

Bull shit. The reason they don't want green energy is because Wall Cleita Oct 2013 #33

Solar panels and wind turbines have to be built somewhere. jeff47 Oct 2013 #37

Sure and they will provide jobs and the profits will Cleita Oct 2013 #39

Someone has to distribute the power. jeff47 Oct 2013 #45

But the OP said to shut them down right now Peregrine Oct 2013 #80

Wind and solar are not the only virtually clean energy sources we have. I'm sure you Drew Richards Oct 2013 #65

Hybrid Bio has not been scaled up to grid-size jeff47 Oct 2013 #76

Nonsense, Wall Street can profit from anything. nt Demo_Chris Oct 2013 #38

They can, but the power companies will be left behind and Cleita Oct 2013 #44

We need to start fazing out the old nuclear plants. First because they are dangerous. rhett o rick Oct 2013 #57

Not until we can faze them out for non-fossil fuel plants. jeff47 Oct 2013 #77

First of all it takes a tremendous amount of energy to build a nuclear power plant. rhett o rick Oct 2013 #81

The difference in our opinions is you are focused on the spectacular local damage. jeff47 Oct 2013 #82

Wow, you've done it again RobertEarl Oct 2013 #83

You've still managed to not explain how you'd deal with night. jeff47 Oct 2013 #84

Ever hear of batteries? RobertEarl Oct 2013 #85

Sweet! It's been 4 days, and you finally came up with a terrible solution! jeff47 Oct 2013 #86

Ever hear of Naoto Kan? RobertEarl Oct 2013 #87

Agreed. Replace them with green energy production. closeupready Oct 2013 #7

Gotta keep the pumps running RobertEarl Oct 2013 #13

+1. closeupready Oct 2013 #16

The engineers did think of that. jeff47 Oct 2013 #22

Of course the engineers never thought about how Cleita Oct 2013 #26

'bout the only excuse they have is the plant was supposed to be shut down jeff47 Oct 2013 #35

Sure jeff RobertEarl Oct 2013 #27

You should probably take a look at some pictures of the site. jeff47 Oct 2013 #32

Geez RobertEarl Oct 2013 #43

No, Fukushima shows what bad can happen when politics interferes. jeff47 Oct 2013 #47

Roofs removed by Tsunamis? RobertEarl Oct 2013 #50

Amazingly enough, roofs don't just float in mid-air. jeff47 Oct 2013 #75

Tis a pointless effort. Union Scribe Oct 2013 #54

Roofs removed by Tsunamis? RobertEarl Oct 2013 #56

...and there's the top expert now. Union Scribe Oct 2013 #58

Nah. I am just not a moron. RobertEarl Oct 2013 #59

You still haven't managed to deal with "night", yet you call others morons? (nt) jeff47 Oct 2013 #78

THIS ^^^^^^ COLGATE4 Oct 2013 #79

That's because there is no profit to the electric companies when people are Cleita Oct 2013 #36

Sure there is. jeff47 Oct 2013 #42

It's not the same as having a whole big plant that everyone Cleita Oct 2013 #46

Some people would pay very small amounts jeff47 Oct 2013 #48

The problem with Fukushima was that when the primary power failed, they were to rhett o rick Oct 2013 #55

Indeed RobertEarl Oct 2013 #62

Dont forget...the generators were in the basement floor...whole lotta stupid going on. Drew Richards Oct 2013 #68

That and the fact that it was build in the 60s FFS Decaffeinated Oct 2013 #69

2 of our nuclear plants were built in the 60's. darkangel218 Oct 2013 #70

I would say that they aren't as safe... Decaffeinated Oct 2013 #73

K&R nt Zorra Oct 2013 #8

Ive lived through Chernobyl. darkangel218 Oct 2013 #15

Also important to note, these are continuing dangers for centuries to come. Rex Oct 2013 #24

I agree. darkangel218 Oct 2013 #30

You know, this post explains why you love living here so much to me now! Rex Oct 2013 #34

Thanks Rex darkangel218 Oct 2013 #53

I'm with you marions ghost Oct 2013 #25

"Switch to other methods of producing energy." PoliticAverse Oct 2013 #17

Coal is not the answer either, imo. darkangel218 Oct 2013 #18

Yeah there's natural gas that is cheap due to fracking... PoliticAverse Oct 2013 #19

Wind & solar are gaining at the same time marions ghost Oct 2013 #28

America has the whole southwest that is abundant in sunshine. Cleita Oct 2013 #31

"1st auction of solar rights on public lands in Colorado draws no bids"... PoliticAverse Oct 2013 #74

...... Kurska Oct 2013 #40

What about the NUCLEAR WASTE???!!!! Tikki Oct 2013 #49

Yes, what about it? Cleita Oct 2013 #51

Before Fukushima, nuke lovers here would talk about how they were going to turn NUCLEAR WASTE... Tikki Oct 2013 #60

Amazing how much Kool-Aid the pro-nuke lovers have drank, n/t Cleita Oct 2013 #61

It's time. It's not going to happen, but it's time. nt Hekate Oct 2013 #52

I'm a fan of karadax Oct 2013 #63

There are ways to get it done RobertEarl Oct 2013 #64

Think about the distance in time... Decaffeinated Oct 2013 #66

Are you even serious when posting this?? darkangel218 Oct 2013 #67

People who don't fund endless war Generic Other Oct 2013 #71

The biggest bang for your buck Puzzledtraveller Oct 2013 #72

Reality check. Edim Oct 2013 #88