From: bobnospam@gmail.com   
      
   Vaughn wrote:   
   > On 5/26/2012 9:00 AM, Jim Rojas wrote:   
   >   
   >> There are plenty of alternatives...wind, geothermal, tidal flow,   
   >> solar. At least Japan is taking a stand. We in the USA are always   
   >> profit motivated, regardless of the casualties.   
   >   
   > I am in favor of maximum utilization of all the "alternatives" you   
   > mention.  I even have a modest solar power system myself!  But none of   
   > your "alternatives" can presently displace much base power capacity.   
   > Delude yourself all you wish, but the truth is the only thing we have   
   > that can replace nuclear power plants is fossil fuel plants.  The   
   > anti-nukes NEVER will honestly discuss the human-killing environmental   
   > damage associated with replacing clean nuclear power with fossil.   
   >   
   > Simple truth: With fossil power, the waste disposal problem remains   
   > unsolved.  The "waste" is dumped directly into our atmosphere where we   
   > all breath it.  With global warming, the health problems from power   
   > plant air pollution may be the LEAST of our problems!   
   >   
      
   Early radioactive release estimates in Japan were way low.   
      
   http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/BRE84N0W3/US-NUCLEAR-JAPAN/   
      
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