There are a lot of people violently opposed to Nuclear Power Production. They feel that the dangers of this power source far exceed the benefits.
Much of those fears are based on two incidents from the past: Three Mile Island (1979) and Chernobyl (1986).
The truth is that technology has come a long way since those incidents decades ago. It would be next to impossible for those series of circumstances to re occur with the knowledge and computer power of today.
So that type of "accident" should not even enter into the equation when debating the Nuclear Option.
Currently our power is mostly derived from two sources: Burning Fossil Fuels and Hydro Electric Power.
Both these methods cause havoc and irreparable damage to the environment and wildlife habitat.
Yet those that oppose Nuclear Power, the cleanest, most cost efficient and most environmentally friendly method of producing electricity, would prefer our world to be soiled by the current methods.
Alternative methods of power production such as Solar, Wind, Tide are so far off into the future that they cannot be considered serious sources for the next 50 years.
Hundreds of nuclear power plants have been in operation for decades throughout the world with no significant environmental impact other than the use of large amounts of fresh water for cooling.
Nuclear waste can easily be disposed of safely and for long term.
It's time to re-evaluate and put our biases and prejudices behind us.
Let's reconsider the Nuclear Option. It's not about bombs or radioactivity. It's about saving our Planet as we know it.
Dec 10
Since writing this post I found some support here.
