Re: Norm's New Year Resolution may come true: DB may close

[Norman Cohen <ncohen12@comcast.net>]

Hi Richard

You are correct that radsafe is not really the right forum for discussing

alternatives to nukes, though Mike Stabin has been

patient on the subject in the past, when I discussed it on the list, and got my

usual slings and arrows in return from certain radsasfers.



You are also correct that I have not "quantified" alternatives - it's not my role

as Coordinator for UNPLUG Salem. What I usually do is point people to national

groups that have the resources and people to make plans and projections. So I

suggest you check out http://www.ieer.org  and  http://www.ucsusa.org for their

proposed 20 years plans. Also the website of Senator John Kerry.



I answer more in general political terms, that with the righht leadership and

plans, this country should be able to phase in the 20% alternatives as it phases

out nukes, and even some dirty coal as well.



norm



"Richard L. Hess" wrote:



> At 12:56 PM 01/03/2003 -0500, Norman Cohen wrote in part:

> >Just so you know, I am not in favor of shutting down all nukes at the same

> >time.

> >Obviously that would be impossible to do.

> >I am in favor of phasing them out over a period of perhaps 20 years, as we

> >phase in alternatives. I am in favor of shutting down the most dangerous

> >and most vulnerable first.

> >

> >bleedingly heartily yours, ;-)

>

> Norm, I think that both you and I are interested in electrical energy at

> the lowest cost, both environmental and financial. I think when I came to

> the discussion of the relative risks of different forms of energy

> generation, few were willing to step up to the plate and quantify these.

> Perhaps because you cannot, but someone produced a table of the number of

> deaths associated with power production in various guises and Nuclear won out!

>

> I'm curious, what are your suggestions for the best option to replace the

> nuclear power plants you suggest decommissioning? I'm serious, I'm not

> trying to bait you.

>

> Perhaps RadSafe is the wrong list to discuss this on, but since you made

> the assertion here, I thought we should at least explore this.

>

> One of the things I've noticed is that existing energy infrastructures and

> related companies seem to use lawyers to protect the status quo, so that is

> one challenge as evidenced by the California laws requiring a certain

> percentage of zero emission vehicles and GM's (and perhaps others') attempt

> to overturn that rather than spending the money on R&D.

>

> Happy New Year!

>

> Richard



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