DAIMLER getting out of engine business...sort of

[chessie4905]

Im sure there are many other issues with it thatll come out with increased interest. Remember in early years when nuclear energy was the golden child?

[CrabbyMilton]

We should be 100% nuclear. Just because the Russians can't do it right does that mean we have to take lessons from them? Yes Yes, Three Mile Island. That was over 40 years ago so how long does it take?

[luvrbus]

We should be 100% nuclear. Just because the Russians can't do it right does that mean we have to take lessons from them? Yes Yes, Three Mile Island. That was over 40 years ago so how long does it take?

I don't worry about the nuke plant here in AZ their safety record is flawless 

[chessie4905]

so was 3 mile island. About 100 miles from us. I still glow in the dark.🤪

[sledhead]

must save on flashlight batteries when you glow in the dark

dave

[luvrbus]

so was 3 mile island. About 100 miles from us. I still glow in the dark.🤪

The US Navy is a prime example of nuke power and safety they haven't built a battle ship,submarine or carrier in years without nuclear power 

[CrabbyMilton]

I was just thinking about that too. Those things are sailing around all the time as well as being combat proven and virtually no problems with the nuclear problems that so many are fearful of.

[dtcerrato]

I think the biggest obstacle with Nuclear power is what to do with the waste!

[CrabbyMilton]

There are any number of square miles in the desert that are nowhere near any towns that can be blocked out for such a purpose.
Much of the nuclear fear is just ignorance. Many years ago I took a bus daytrip to Door County WI. Part of the trip included a stop at a nuclear power plant. It was very interesting and informative and quite enjoyed it. A couple years later I took the same trip but only this time the power plant stop was omitted. I asked our tour conductor whom I had on the last trip why this was. He said a lot of people stayed in the bus because they were afraid to go in.

[oltrunt]

Many years ago I attended a week long seminar at the Lawrence Radiation laboratory aimed at bolstering support for things nuclear.  I still worry about the waste products.

Overall I'd have to say it was a successful endeavor as it is where I met my wife--fission at first sight!  Jack

[CrabbyMilton]

Good punchline.

[lvmci]

The facilities that are nuclear power plants have a limited life span, due to the breakdown of the radiation and chemicals reactions of the radioactivity. So if you enjoy the electricity created by radioactive generated power, then the nuclear waste should stay where it was used, in the facility that is no longer usable for any other purpose than a burial ground for the spent radioactive residue...

[luvrbus]

The first town to be powered by nuclear in the US was Arco ID it's closed to public and was built in 1955,never understood a nuke plant in Idaho with all the water Idaho has, do nuclear power plants have a life span I thought they were licensed for 20 years then inspected and license renewed. I read where Turkey Creek in FL was licensed for 80 years a few years ago I think it was in FL.The waste is kept on site isn't it I saw the deep concrete wells being built before, the walls were 3 or 4 ft  thick lined with steel,The medical field probably has more nuclear waste than the power plants being they only change the fuel rods about every 10 years I was told       

[lvmci]

Google:
Most nuclear power plants have operating life- times of between 20 and 40 years. Ageing is defined as a continuing time-dependent degradation of material due to service conditions, including normal operation and transient conditions.
   If I remember correctly, water ways adjecent to nuclear power plant, were early requirements for runaway heat created by the rods, under extreme conditions. Rivers and oceans locations being the early builds, like 3 mile island...

[luvrbus]

Google:
Most nuclear power plants have operating life- times of between 20 and 40 years. Ageing is defined as a continuing time-dependent degradation of material due to service conditions, including normal operation and transient conditions.
   If I remember correctly, water ways adjecent to nuclear power plant, were early requirements for runaway heat created by the rods, under extreme conditions. Rivers and oceans locations being the early builds, like 3 mile island...

LOL Palo Verde sets in the desert what a change,no fresh water enters or leaves the plant,it cooled by the treated waste water from Phoenix and surrounding cities and is evaporated into the air kinda, neat no treated waste water dumped into the rivers around Phoenix,Palo Verde is 30 years old now and going strong it will be around for a long time since the license is good for 60 years Google may be wrong on the 30 to 40 years life span