From:  "Dave R" <swordfish2@comcast.net>
Date:  19 Apr 2004 09:35:59 Hong Kong Time
Newsgroup:  news.alt119.net/sci.energy
Subject:  

Re: Nuclear industry sees revival

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There is no way to predict the future. Fusion may never be feasible.
That's a great statement. LMFAO.
"Eric Gisin"  wrote in message
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> "Dave R"  wrote in message
> news:E_ednRvui85eIxzdRVn-jw@comcast.com...
> > Where did I say anything about chemical plants and refineries???? My
point
> > is that fission power creates waste and that waste is extremely
dangerous
> > and costly.
>
> Clueless enviro loonie. It costs the same dig a hole in granite and bury
waste
> than to mine the uranium in the first place. Spent fuel is extremely
dangerous
> for only a decade, then slightly dangerous for a 1000 years.
>
> > And I agree that every type of power plant has it's problems.
> > But I beleive that fusion power is safe just as solar power.
>
> Anything that generates neutrons produces radioactive waste, just like
> fission. Clean fusion on earth is a dream, but we have plenty of fusion
from
> the sun. Clueless physicists 'dreaming.
>
> > The big
> > question is are we as a country going to invest billions into a project
that
> > we won't see any economic rewards for 50 years or so? That's why the
Tokamak
> > reactor at Princeton got shut down. At this time it takes more power to
make
> > a fusion reaction than the power output. Or it's one in one out (equal).
> > It's just not commercially feasible yet. Check out www.focusfusion.org.
>
> The is no way to predict the future. Fusion may never be feasible.
>