Alexander Wants More Nuclear Power

29 Responses to “Alexander Wants More Nuclear Power”

1. Southern Beale writes
   July 9th, 2009 1:16 pm

   Yo, Lamar! If you want a nuclear power plant in the next 20 years, better plan on breaking ground tomorrow.

   And by the way, where are we gonna put all the nuclear waste? You still haven’t figured that part out yet, have you?

2. TNVolunteer writes
   July 9th, 2009 1:24 pm

   Beale we already have storage for nuclear waste it is called Yucca vally in glassified containers.
   We have been safely transporting the waste for since the 1950s

   That is solved.

   We have successful safe working reactors, so we have the technology to build it.

   Remember, more people have died riding in Ted Kennedy’s car than have been killed by nuclear power plants.

3. Brawndo the Thirst Mutilator writes
   July 9th, 2009 1:40 pm

   Gotta agree with Lamar here. Global warming is a serious issue, and nuclear power is one of our best and safest bets for cleaner energy.

4. TNVolunteer writes
   July 9th, 2009 2:00 pm

   Brawndo how can global warming be serious when the earth has cooled since 1998 that is over a decade

5. Brawndo the Thirst Mutilator writes
   July 9th, 2009 2:27 pm

   Wrong: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Instrumental_Temperature_Record.png

6. Kat Coble writes
   July 9th, 2009 6:30 pm

   Thank God someone is finally talking some sense.

   Of course, if Al Gore owned any part of a Nuclear Power scheme, I’m sure we’d start hearing him preaching this necessity tomorrow.

7. govskeptic writes
   July 10th, 2009 6:51 am

   Why nuclear is getting no mention by this administration is a total mystery to me! Yucca Mtn. in Nevada is ready for the waste. We TVA rate payers are still paying off their last attempt at nuclear after closing a close to completed plant.

8. TNVolunteer writes
   July 10th, 2009 7:13 am

   Brawdo

   Your chart proves my point. the earth has cooled since 1998.

   in 1995 the Temprature is ~0.45 degress above the 150 year mean.

   the chart ends in 2006 with the temprature at ~0.37 Degrees. which is in 2008 it is 0.1 Degree above mean.

   whic is a total decline in the climate temprature of 0.35 Degrees, which is HUGE. We are currently 0.1 Degree off the 150 year mean.

   The dont forget from what we are warming, in 1880 the Earth was comming out of an ICE AGE.

   sO 1880 IS ICE AGE -0.48 degrees below mean, 0 is the average. we are 0.1 degree above average in 2008.

9. kosh iii writes
   July 10th, 2009 7:37 am

   We need to be focused on getting fusion power up and running—that is the best solution.

   Waste disposal for fission plants is a problem. Rather than pollute the earth further by burying it, we should load it onto shuttles or cheap disposable rockets and shove it into the sun.

10. Blue writes
    July 10th, 2009 9:55 am

    We cannot handle the dangeous nuclear waste. We can’t take care of what we have. If Tennesseans knew how much passed through TN in one day, they would be terrified. All we need is one accident and that’s that. VP Gore would never allow the waste to pass through TN. That is just one thing that he did for us. I wonder, does Lamar have a stake in nulear power? He pushes it every chance that he gets. We have to go with wind and solar because of the safe element of it. The technology is ready to go, but the oil companies along with the nuclear power companies ae fighting it with everything that they have. Thank goodness, the nuclear plant was stopped in Porland. Can you image one in our own back yard. Lamar voted to let nuclear waste from Italy come into our country. What on earth was he thinking? This decision was made during the Bush/Cheney years. We are just beginning to learn of the Bush/Cheney years: lying to Congress, secret army, no regulations on anything. This is just a few, but the best is yet to come.

11. TNVolunteer writes
    July 10th, 2009 10:09 am

    Blue hmmm since we do not know how much passes through TN everyday Is a good indication that we have been successful in handling the Nuclear waste.

    Because if their had been a problem, there would have been a Hazardous materials event, our state and Local Hazmat teams would have been activated and people evacuated.

    Since the 1940s this has not occured in TN.

    Pretty darn good safety record.

12. Blue writes
    July 10th, 2009 12:09 pm

    TNVol
    It only takes one accident. I guess that is hard to get you head around. We can’t even clean up Oak Ridge. One place in TN is enough.

13. dontcallmemikey writes
    July 10th, 2009 12:16 pm

    Blue’s right - betcha TVA was pretty durned proud of their record until the ash spilled … ya reckon the Russians were braggin’ about their record just before Chernobyl?

14. TNVolunteer73 writes
    July 10th, 2009 12:29 pm

    Dontcallme

    there is a huge difference in Russian and US Nuclear power plants.

    1. Russia used Graphite Reactors (US Does not)

    2. Russia did not build Containment for their reactors US Does.

    Oak ridge is still populated by people so the risk of exposuer is Nill.

    More people have died riding accross Bridges in cars driven by Ted Kennedy than have died in nuclear worst nuclear accident in US History 3 Mile Island.

    Heck we have Nuclear Reactors on ships… how much more ustable of an environment can you get than a ship at sea.

15. dontcallmemikey writes
    July 10th, 2009 12:40 pm

    accident: 1 a: an unforeseen and unplanned event or circumstance

    I refer you to this link … as you speak of US military and nuclear stuff …

    http://www.cdi.org/Issues/NukeAccidents/Accidents.htm

    BTW - I am not anti-nuke, TNVol - I’m all for it when they figure out a way to dispose of the material so that you’re ancestors gonads don’t suddenly start to glow one day

16. TNVolunteer73 writes
    July 10th, 2009 12:50 pm

    the disposal has been figured out.

    the Waste is packed in lead Glassified casing, and buried in the Yucca Vally.

    The Glass will not leak until the material has gone through 40 1/2 lives.

17. dontcallmemikey writes
    July 10th, 2009 12:59 pm

    Yeah, about that …

    http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/13339/

    admittedly from 2003, but this line sticks out, and I don’t think its changed:

    “On the basis of these few issues, it is clear that DOE has much more work to do to show that Yucca Mountain is a suitable location for the long-term storage of nuclear waste.”

18. TNVolunteer73 writes
    July 10th, 2009 1:11 pm

    Here is an interesting twist..

    http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/03/06/yucca-mountain-ruled-out-for-storing-nuke-waste-now-what/

    In a blow to the nuclear power industry, the budget released by President Obama last week eliminates most funding for Yucca Mountain, the Nevada site that for decades has been proposed for the permanent burial of radioactive nuclear waste.

    Once again showing the POTUS is out of touch with reality.

19. common sense writes
    July 10th, 2009 1:18 pm

    TNVolunteer73 - apparently you’ve been taking in a bit too much radiation yourself. do you have three heads or something?

20. TNVolunteer73 writes
    July 10th, 2009 1:31 pm

    No, I believe in nuclear power, we have a place to store the waste, why are we not using the cleanest form of energy?

    I mean it creates NO GREENHOUSE gasses.

    Then we find out obama shuts down the ablity of Yucca mountian to take an increased amount of nuclear waste.

    I have no problem with wind, solar, or anyother alternative energy source. We should implement them.

    They are not going to replace Oil, Coal, or Nuclear in my lifetime good chance not my childern’s lifetime either.

    NO energy policy will work without a triad approch, Alternative, Fossil Fuels and Nuclear Power.

    If all three are not developed, the policy will fail.

21. dontcallmemikey writes
    July 10th, 2009 1:38 pm

    I agree, TNVol - with the ultimate goal of doing away with fossil fuel completely.

    As for Yucca - there have been problems from the beginning - don’t give up just because its being delayed … but what we’re doing now is not good, and Lamar! needs to be pushing for waste solutions before he pushes for more reactors.

    http://www.earthmagazine.org/earth/article/1cd-7d9-2-6

22. TNVolunteer73 writes
    July 10th, 2009 1:46 pm

    Dontcall me..

    We will never get rid of fossil fuel.

    I think Lamar supports the Yucca Mountian project.

    Ted Kennedy blocked one of the largest windfarms projects because he had a NIMBY attack.

    http://www.capecodtoday.com/blogs/index.php/2009/05/11/kennedy-at-war-against-danish-wind-turbi?blog=109

23. kosh iii writes
    July 10th, 2009 1:52 pm

    FUSION!

24. TNVolunteer73 writes
    July 10th, 2009 2:00 pm

    If Fusion was viable, I would say Go for it.

25. dontcallmemikey writes
    July 10th, 2009 2:06 pm

    as for wind - i know there’s a wind farm in PA, in the Harrisburg region, that - from my understanding - people were very happy with. And yeah, if fusion were viable.

    I think you’re probably correct about fossil to an extent, but we can try … we put a man on the moon, for goodness sake - LOL

26. TNVolunteer73 writes
    July 10th, 2009 2:14 pm

    Dont call me..

    I am not against conservation new technology,

    I don’t believe that Global Warming Cooling, or Climate change is man made. I think MMGW is a way for some people to line their pockets. And the biggest reason for that is the “Worlds Spokesman” for it does not live like GW is real. He lives like Elmer Gantry, preaches against the wages of sin but sins like the devil.

    The more alternative fuels we can use the better because it extends the viable lifetime of all other fuels.

27. Kat Coble writes
    July 10th, 2009 2:15 pm

    Yes, kosh iii, we’d all prefer fusion. But it isn’t stable yet. and until we can do cold fusion on a mass stable scale, we’ll have to invest in fission.

28. Blue writes
    July 10th, 2009 3:38 pm

    TNVOl
    Would you believe in “Global Warming” if it came out of George Bush’s mouth? This is a democrat’s idea and that rubs you the wrong way. When will you believe it? What will it take? When TN is blown off the map.

29. TNVolunteer73 writes
    July 10th, 2009 3:56 pm

    GW Bush believes in Global Warming. He is a Global Warming alamist.

    His home is Greener than Gore’s, because unlike Gore bush is a true believer.

    FYI I am not a Bush Supporter. Other than Tax Cuts.. Bush was big failure.

    Did not vote for Bush in 1992, 2000 or 2004