[ RadSafe ] Another Devoted Anti-Nuke - John La Forge

[Sander Perle]

Jason, I agree on journalist who claim Nuclear is the devil. The nuclear  role in the USA is simply changing, unlike the rest of the world that is moving at an accelerated rate into nuclear. All depends on the current power grid and source options that dictate a specific country energy source and power strategy.

Regards,

Sandy
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> On Feb 6, 2018, at 07:51, Jason Meade <meadeja at vcu.edu> wrote:
> 
> "The data speaks for itself. Sad times for nuclear energy."
> 
> In part agreed.
> 
> But it depends which nuke plant we're talking about and which company is
> running it and who is heading things up on the ground, in large part.
> 
> I'd agree Davis-Besse is well past its prime, for example, and "band-aids"
> have been the "solution" for entirely too many things for entirely too long.
> 
> But it really bothers me that selective facts = nuclear power is the devil
> in the field of "journalism" these days.
> 
>> On Tue, Feb 6, 2018 at 10:27 AM, Sander Perle <sandyfl at cox.net> wrote:
>> 
>> I spent 21 years in nuclear energy, and the points in this article can not
>> be denied. In the early days the nuke units were running full capacity and
>> other sources were used during peak requirements, oil, gas, etc. today the
>> nuke units do not run at maximum capacity, where cheaper sources are used
>> primarily. Then add in regulatory imposed costs, maintenance, etc., nuke
>> units are not what they used to be. One only needs to look at the entire
>> industry over the past 2 decades. The data speaks for itself. Sad times for
>> nuclear energy.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Sandy
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Feb 6, 2018, at 05:42, Roger Helbig <rwhelbig at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Link to this just popped up -
>>> https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/02/06/nuclear-reactors-
>> bankrupting-their-owners-closing-early/
>>> 
>>> Roger Helbig
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