Nuclear plants are the answer [View All]

[NVMojo]

April 3, 2006

Energy problems have become a way of life. It's time to take stronger corrective action instead of pussyfooting around. There are many angles to these problems and they did not develop overnight; there also are many solutions. Our lust for oil is the greatest problem, and also, our dependence on natural gas and coal is abominable.

What are the answers? Conservation is a must. Also, solar energy, wind power and ethanol are all-important alternatives, but their large-scale production is not enough to solve our problems. Nuclear energy is absolutely necessary, a must.

In a joint statement on global warming, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences last year issued the following key points prepared by 11 leading international science bodies:

• Significant global warming is occurring.

• It has caused increases in sea levels, retreats of glaciers and changes in many biological systems.

• Most warming in recent decades can likely be attributed to human activities, largely from developed countries.

• Action taken now to reduce the build-up of greenhouse gases will lessen the magnitude and rate of climate change.

• Failure to implement reductions now will make the job more difficult in the future.

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Even Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., appears to be coming around his thinking because of a possible reduction in the amount of spent fuel to be stored at Yucca Mountain. It has been determined that Yucca Mountain is suitable for long-term isolation for spent nuclear fuel. This facility will remain open and closely monitored for 100 to 300 years. If there is ever a problem, casks containing the used fuel can be removed and the problem corrected.



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