Posted on 04/09/2012 2:31:38 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
Learn how read, thorium reactors are not cost effective or else there would be hundreds of them up and running already.
I can see why you are delusional, you are fundamentally flawed.
Fukushima (was the 10th largest nuclear power plant site in the world) was well on its way into meltdown mode before the tsunami struck, the site was shaken apart by the great quake and cooling water no longer available to the (3) units that were melting down because the great quake ruptured the plumbing. The other (3) out of a total of (6) were in various stages of maintenance and not operating but the spent fuel ponds were in jeopardy as they lacked cooling water circulation example, Unit 4.
Where is the containment when there is a no go zone and nuclear fallout readings from Fukushima’s explosions throughout the world?...Stop kidding yourself. Maybe concentrate on natural gas, nuclear is a lost cause.
The Chinese have figured out those pie in the sky greenie weenie wet dreams force them to double up on peaking assets to meet peak day demands. Very expensive.
Unfortunately for us, Dummcrats and President DumbA$$ (aka America's President Mugabe) don't understand that.
I agree Dave. China was never going to deploy solar energy as a replacement for nuclear. There is so much propaganda floating about truth supported by verifiable facts is becoming more and more important. Someone must see this so-called report as having a political purpose. It just isn't clear what that purpose is.
There never was any potential for solar or wind to replace nuclear, coal, or petroleum generation. The limit, which can never be overcome, is because solar energy is so diffuse. At sea level a best case, high noon measurement might show 600 Watts/square meter incident. getting ten percent of that is reasonable, 60 watts. Then divide by four, since average usable sunlight is available for about 6 of 24 hours. 15 watts per square meter over 24 hours is a joke, but one which few in the lay public understand. You can bet that John Holdren does; his objective is to reduce our consumption, and destroy free markets so that the smart people can tell us what we really need.
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