Re: Nuclear Reactors
I'm not going to say that nuclear energy presents no risks. There is the nuclear waste issue and the fact that if something does go wrong, it goes WRONG, and you can't simply sweep those issues under the rug. They're big issues. Certainly, many, if not all of us would prefer cleaner sources of energy.
But we ourselves in a bit of a Faustian bargain. We all need energy. We need it now. Not 40 years from now, but right now. Can you live without electricity? I certainly can't. And I wouldn't want to. On a day-to-day basis, nuclear energy is a clean and efficient way to generate the energy that we need. Unelss I'm off my rocker, which I may be, solar, wind, and hydroelectric sources can't yet generate the energy we need right now in a cheap, efficient and reliable manner. Hopefully they will someday, and such courses should be pursued. But in the meantime, what's the alternative to nuclear? Coal? Natural gas? Those aren't rife with environmental issues or anything.
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