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Submitted by westchester, Dec 4, 2007 22:04

The myth that nuclear energy is fossil emission free comes from a thin slice of the total nuclear fuel cycle. A large amount of fossil fuel energy is used to mine the uranium, a large coal-burning plant in Paducah, KY is where the uranium gets enriched, then oil burning large trucks are required to move the enriched uranium to the reactors, where they boil water without causing more carbon emissions. Then wev are left with deadly wastes that must be quarantined, virtually forever. After the Enron manipulated California energy crisis, California instituted policies that reduced usage and stabilized consumption while still thriving. Indian Point is a risk we don't need to take.

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The Academy report did indeed determine Indian Pt is replaceable. It can be found at http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11666. The study recommended the... [MORE]	Bruce Rosen	Dec 4, 2007 13:38
Cuomo & Spitzer (or antinuclear members of their staff) have demanded NRC consider earthquakes, terrorism, and population density, and evacuation,... [MORE]	Don Ritherspoon	Dec 4, 2007 12:21
Governor Spitzer, Attorney General Cuomo, County Executive Spano and all the "close Indian Point" chorus are missing the point entirely.... [MORE]	Laurent	Dec 4, 2007 10:07
This pompous ass Spitzer appears to have declared war on every segment of society. Not satisfied with making a fool... [MORE]	Carl Langley	Dec 4, 2007 09:40
Scare statements by pro nuclear power about rising energy costs are only part of the story. A serious educational program... [MORE]	Julia Willebrand	Dec 4, 2007 08:36
The myth that nuclear energy is fossil emission free comes from a thin slice of the total nuclear fuel cycle....	westchester	Dec 4, 2007 22:04
Misleading rear-guard mythmaking in the "Fear-at-all-Cost" antinuclear propaganda club has tried to say nuclear is not carbon-free. To the extent... [MORE]	Myah Fiducia	Dec 26, 2007 19:33

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