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Originally Posted by HarryT
Nuclear power is the only large-scale power production technology which does not produce greenhouse gases. Properly handled, the safety hazards are acceptable - many European countries produce a significant proportion of their electricity from nuclear plants (eg about 60% in France, 25% in the UK). The UK is currently planning a new generation of nuclear power plants as a major step towards reducing CO2 emissions.
There are a number of advanced designs of nuclear reactor which are more efficient, less complex, and inherently much safer than current generation plants, most notably the Pebble Bed Reactor design. |
Too bad nuclear reactors produce waste that is very difficult to dispose of. How about solar power generation- orbit large solar arrays and beam the power down to earth via microwave? Studies of this technology have been positive, and you have the additional advantage of having the capability to focus that microwave beam on people around the world who are misbehaving. Instead of invading Iraq, a country could have focused the beam on Saddam's motorcade, disposing of the problem cheaply and cleanly. None of the nasty depleted uranium pollution an invasion causes......