''Nuclear Power is the best alternative to Fossil Fuels''

[fly_chick]

Hi i'm knew to the site and i wanted your opinions on ''nuclear power being the best alternative to fossil fuels'' its for an advertising assignment so it would be a great help from an outsiders perspective, if your FOR or AGAINST the idea and why. Thank you.

[Deathridesahorse]

Put down your beany and scarf: energy is humanities greatest concern and the children of the grave will riot if you aren't careful!

[prashamk]

Originally Posted by fly_chick

Hi i'm knew to the site and i wanted your opinions on ''nuclear power being the best alternative to fossil fuels'' its for an advertising assignment so it would be a great help from an outsiders perspective, if your FOR or AGAINST the idea and why. Thank you.

While the technology is good, from time to time, it has been proved that human error has caused us billions.

Moreover the biggest problem in front of Nuke Plants are

1) Huge time required to build it.
2) Currently it costs around USD 6500 per KW, So if one needs a 1 GW plant expense would be um um um...

There have been lapse in the required security of radioactive fuel, used fuel etc.

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[CRTreeDude]

The biggest issue I have (I am against) is it does nothing to fix the basic problem. The problem is not oil, it is using a non-renewable source of energy.

You can't grow this fuel - and it is pretty rare too, much rarer than oil. Take a look on how many years we have of uranium left, it isn't much. It is possible that some new reactors would be finished, and have to be shut down because of Peak Uranium!

Pretty short sighted

[Deathridesahorse]

Originally Posted by CRTreeDude

The biggest issue I have (I am against) is it does nothing to fix the basic problem. The problem is not oil, it is using a non-renewable source of energy.

You can't grow this fuel - and it is pretty rare too, much rarer than oil. Take a look on how many years we have of uranium left, it isn't much. It is possible that some new reactors would be finished, and have to be shut down because of Peak Uranium!

Pretty short sighted

The problem is we are greedy and only the sword of wisdom can cut these strings of Mara.

Consumerism has divided us, but has it conquered???

My brother did Marketing: it can be used for good or evil. It all comes down to responsibility, and respect, and I tell you that the inflection point in the world population curve has announced to the majority that nature dictates what is sustainable or not.

Marketing just floods the people with a message: it's all about the message.

Words are important.

[Richard]

Originally Posted by CRTreeDude

The biggest issue I have (I am against) is it does nothing to fix the basic problem. The problem is not oil, it is using a non-renewable source of energy.

You can't grow this fuel - and it is pretty rare too, much rarer than oil. Take a look on how many years we have of uranium left, it isn't much. It is possible that some new reactors would be finished, and have to be shut down because of Peak Uranium!

Pretty short sighted

There's nothing fundamentally wrong with using non-renewable resources. Since a lot of these do not form an active part of the Earth's ecosystem then we would gain nothing by leaving them in the ground (e.g. oil, minerals, uranium etc). You could argue for the responsible use of non-renewable resources but there is no rational basis for their non-use.

[spadlet]

Originally Posted by Richard

Since a lot of these do not form an active part of the Earth's ecosystem then we would gain nothing by leaving them in the ground (e.g. oil, minerals, uranium etc).

What about the effects of mining on the local environment/native species? Like if they want to start extracting oil from a national/international wildlife reserve.

[prashamk]

Originally Posted by CRTreeDude

The biggest issue I have (I am against) is it does nothing to fix the basic problem. The problem is not oil, it is using a non-renewable source of energy.

You can't grow this fuel - and it is pretty rare too, much rarer than oil. Take a look on how many years we have of uranium left, it isn't much. It is possible that some new reactors would be finished, and have to be shut down because of Peak Uranium!

Pretty short sighted

I had read somewhere that we are having enough uranium to last around 100 years at current consumption rates. Moreover thorium too can be used as fuel and it is abundant.

Above all if during all this time we can build faster reactors, the same fuel can be used for much much longer time.

Please pardon me if I am wrong.

[Deathridesahorse]

Originally Posted by prashamk

I had read somewhere that we are having enough uranium to last around 100 years at current consumption rates. Moreover thorium too can be used as fuel and it is abundant.

Above all if during all this time we can build faster reactors, the same fuel can be used for much much longer time.

Please pardon me if I am wrong.

I thought the biggest problem with Nuclear Power expansion was the increased potential for weapons proliferation...

I never argue that the fuel will run out and most don't seem to acknowledge this as THE problem.

[CRTreeDude]

Originally Posted by prashamk

I had read somewhere that we are having enough uranium to last around 100 years at current consumption rates. Moreover thorium too can be used as fuel and it is abundant.

Above all if during all this time we can build faster reactors, the same fuel can be used for much much longer time.

Please pardon me if I am wrong.

50 years, 100 years, really it doesn't matter. It continues the idea that we should squander energy. That is our core issue.

Sort of like a family that decides that instead of living within a budget, and adjusting the budget whenever a raise is received, they just spend whatever they want, how they want, when they want, and expect money to come from somewhere,

Which, pretty much sums up our government in the USA. We have to stop squandering our resources, whether they be money, forest, food, land, etc.

just my opinon.