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Originally Posted by exitwound
I'm doing a paper for class and I'd like some opinions from you people here if possible.
Were you old enough to remember the incident? If so, what do you remember hearing about it (through others, from papers, from the news...)?
Would you live next to a nuclear power plant today? Please give a reason why as succinctly as possible.
Do you think Nuclear power has a future in America? Please back up your answer on this one with a reason.
Can I use any quotes you give me in my paper?
Thanks.
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I have been working in nuclear power for just shy of 30 years my specialty is Radiation Protection, I remember TMI and the issues it caused and had to deal with some of those knee jerk reactions to what happened. My advise to you is do your research on this subject, nuclear power is one of the safest forms of power we have that takes up the least amount of room (have you seen one of those wind turbines self destruct?). The China syndrome while entertaining was totally bull and very little fact actually none. Silkwood was fact based and I worked with one of the techs that went to her house to survey it and he actually said there is some fact in the movie but it is a movie and has to be dramatic. I am getting ready to go to the plant that Legion is talking about and no slam to him but his terminology "blast zone" is typical of the lack of proper education the public has on nuclear power there is no blast zone as all the reactor systems are tucked away in very secure buildings that have been tested to ensure they can contain any casualty that could happen the most likely being the problem Cherynobl had as a steam explosion which is caused from water in the core being superheated rapidly and flashes to steam with great force I was currently in Hawaii when that happened and my sampling detected activity from that accident. Nuclear power has a place in our future and currently 30 new licenses are approved for construction but are all on hold because of the unfriendly administration in power right now. Almost all the plants running right now have gotten license extentions and will be in operation for at least 20 more years and some 40 more. It is also a misnomer about the Yucca mountain thing currently most plants are engaged in dry cast storage onsite and will open up new slots in the spent fuel pool for continued operation. This a safe solution until Obama gets out of office and a nuclear friendly administration gets in. Hope this helps and feel free to ask questions I will try to answer so long as it doesn't violate security.