Comments on: Going Green! or Not, Part II – Nuclear Energy

By: Deadly Computer Blog » Going Green! or Not, Part III - The Impact of Nuclear Energy

Sat, 18 Apr 2009 01:10:52 +0000

[...] a bang. As always, if you missed any of the other installments, they are but a click away Part I, Part II. So let’s get back on track, and get to the atom smashing power of a nuclear [...]

By: steve

steve — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:29:12 +0000

you will find out by the end of the week.

on a side note, are two gravatars are perfectly balanced against each other.

By: eb

eb — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:27:09 +0000

You’re right, if you’re hinting at humans displacing animals no matter what we do. Aren’t most built in or near animal sanctuaries? At least the one in Connecticut is.

By: steve

steve — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:28:06 +0000

complainer!
I don’t see anyone else whining like this.

By: steve

steve — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:27:21 +0000

those are valid points chris, and i was going to reply to them here, but i choose to include them in part III of the series instead, cause i just kept on adding stuff to it here.

For instance, the 10 degree C increase in temp is alot, i agree, that’s the worst impact they have on the environment, displacing wildlife though, that’s a bit of a stretch because of the nature of humans themselves.

By: eb

eb — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:59:48 +0000

I still don’t have a blue box steve. I want my blue box.

By: eb

eb — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:59:15 +0000

I feel the need to point out that I agree that nuclear power is some of the cleanest energy we’re capable of producing right now, the rise in temperature of the discharge water can be as much as 10C, which is enough to impact local plant and animal life. Would it be better to somehow cool the dischage water to surrounding water temps? I doubt it. Nuclear power plants are still forcing local life to adapt and/or move entirely, which I don’t think is a good thing. Better than polluting to the point of mutations, yes.