(February 1, 2017 at 11:24 am)Faith No More Wrote: Lol, "zero-emission" power source? I guess all of the radioactive waste doesn't count. Why don't you ask Fukishima how awesome nuclear power is?
Those reactors use obsolete technology. The next generation of nuclear power would be immeasurably safer because the fuel rods are designed in such a way that melt-downs are physically impossible. Even before that Thorium was generally safer, but not developed for practical applications because of higher start-up costs than uranium based reactor.
Besides, what is wrong with taking one kind of loose radioactive material out of the ground, sealing it up in virtually impregnable containers, and putting it back in the ground after a few years.
(February 1, 2017 at 11:24 am)Faith No More Wrote: And funny how we're just barely getting viable electric cars now, but the electric car was invented over 100 years ago.
That's because only recently has battery technology improved to make long-distance electric travel possible. In addition the life of lead-cell based batteries is relatively short so there was the added cost of replacing batteries.
