tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3397167328061019765.post101721761717860195..comments2024-01-16T03:55:26.266-05:00Comments on Welcome to Pottersville 2 (Blogging Against Fascism!): Fukushima? It’s Not Finished With Us Yet!Cirzehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07070125217972397204noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3397167328061019765.post-49410521744415684872011-04-18T07:56:57.863-04:002011-04-18T07:56:57.863-04:00Five?
I was just hoping for three.
And expecting...Five?<br /><br />I was just hoping for three.<br /><br />And expecting less than two.<br /><br />But where can we go to be safe from the fallout?<br /><br />The moon?<br /><br />No wonder the rich guys have been buying rocket rides for the last decade.<br /><br />Love ya!<br /><br />SCirzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07070125217972397204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3397167328061019765.post-23939766247047722652011-04-17T21:42:12.786-04:002011-04-17T21:42:12.786-04:00Eh-the USSR collapsed with no nuke disasters. They...Eh-the USSR collapsed with no nuke disasters. They got theirs over with early.<br /><br />And we will, absolutely, collapse. I don't think there's a way to avoid it now. I'd say we have 5 years, tops.Jolly Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15386411633471396349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3397167328061019765.post-9981794784924441382011-04-16T16:51:58.412-04:002011-04-16T16:51:58.412-04:00So, they can decommission a power plant! Will wond...So, they <i>can</i> decommission a power plant! Will wonders never cease.<br /><br />Of course, they don't want to.<br /><br />Because business has learned that they don't need to give up a cent for safety or any other "consumerist" consideration.<br /><br />It's just not cost effective!!!!<br /><br />(Did you think we needed their support? We own their representatives!)<br /><br />Thanks for the history, sweetheart.<br /><br />It's sobering (like I needed to sober up?).<br /><br />And about that nuclear waste streaming our way?<br /><br />Not to worry, folks. It'll be years before you feel its effects!!!<br /><br />Brrrrrr.Cirzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07070125217972397204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3397167328061019765.post-10837231662580880192011-04-15T21:16:00.338-04:002011-04-15T21:16:00.338-04:00I thank God they decommissioned the Trojan Nuclear...I thank God they decommissioned the Trojan Nuclear plant near Portland a few years back. I even got to go on site while they were containing the asbestos used to wrap the cooling pipes in the tower.<br />Scary stuff.<br /><br />I was alive when they built it and damn glad to see it go.<br /><br />Last I heard, the spent rods were still in a pool with nothing but a tin roof covering them.<br /><br />Of course, the government is going to lie to everyone about what is going on in a situation like this, they are incompetant and hate having that spot lighted to the whole world.<br />Move on, nothing to see here, like a radiation meter being pegged and nuclear radiation being spewed into the sea and the atmosphere TO SHARE WITH THE ENTIRE WORLD.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15695733883033137146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3397167328061019765.post-69480888349183257112011-04-15T16:09:24.486-04:002011-04-15T16:09:24.486-04:00Becoming?
Many people have long maintained that p...Becoming?<br /><br />Many people have long maintained that paying minimum wage people to do the simpler jobs there are what has led to many of the past nuclear incidents.<br /><br />And the problem right now is that not only do they not have the money to decommission all of the old ones soon, but they are constantly marketing the benefits of building more - and getting ready to do so in the wake of all the deregulation and public acquiescence if not acceptance of paying all costs of failure.<br /><br />Brrrrr.<br /><br />Thanks for commenting.<br /><br />Love your blog!<br /><br />S<br /><br />P.S. I worked at Westinghouse for 14 years before it decided to <i>pre-Enron</i> its employees, go away for a few years, and come back as a full-fledged nuclear company.<br /><br />Of course, it did still have all that Savannah River nuclear waste to get rid of (or ignore) - but my guess is that's it now a plus in its marketing!Cirzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07070125217972397204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3397167328061019765.post-80121301991822393922011-04-15T12:29:14.191-04:002011-04-15T12:29:14.191-04:00The benefits of safe nuclear power are more than w...The benefits of safe nuclear power are more than worth an occasional meltdown, Dont'cha know? (wink, wink).<br /><br />It's estimated atm to cost $45 billion to decommission one nuclear plant. We have hundreds nearing the end of their useful lifespans.<br /><br />We don't have $trillions to spend on this, so we won't decommission them. If you don't decommission them, then you have to keep them cool and running. Failure to do so, will lead to meltdowns or at best, lead to constant breakdowns and periodic radiation releases.<br /><br />If we have a breakdown of civilization or that civil war that can come from an economic depression, we could end up with quite a few meltdowns, triggered by human events.<br /><br />It seems to me that it's very likely that we'll have meltdowns in the continental US. We're becoming to poor and uneducated to maintain these expensive complex systems. And you can't just turn them off and walk away.Weaseldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12657976442272800800noreply@blogger.com