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Originally Posted by Moontanman
People are simply scared out of their wits by the prospect and the fear is totally irrational. I have already provided links to new types of nuclear power plants so I won't again but if we as a civilization want to move forward at anything other than a snails pace we will need nuclear power, safe modern nuclear power.
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Perhaps you are right, Moontan, that the stigma ingrained within the majority public mindset detours nuclear industry growth. Amory Lovins (which btw, I highly recommend his book 'Natural Capitalism' [a bit outdated now, but still great]) makes the claim that nuclear is not in proliferation because of market hesitation. That may be the case, but stigma may also play a role. I'm not aware of any studies comparing the two though (stigma and market hesitation, regarding nuclear proliferation).
What about Thorium (fast breeder) reactors? The idea is not a "'new' look at nuclear power", but I see a potential benefit with them. Nonetheless, it's not the quick fix that the world needs/wants.
We've discussed this here in quite a bit of depth in this thread:
Are Thorium Reactors Better?
Supplemental thread here:
http://hypography.com/forums/physics...m-contain.html
