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In response to "I do think we need to stop being such babies about nuclear waste. -- nm" by Reagen

that's actually one of the things that drives me mad about this country. 80% of power generation is coal, and everyone totally flips out if nuclear

Posted by mafic Dec 8 '09, 11:44

is even mentioned.

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- Chernobyl has more to do with that IMO. (And he's talking about a different country - Australia has one reactor that is uses for scientific purposes - Roger More Dec 8, 11:50 8
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    - Coal is cheap and abundant. People aren't used to nuclear power, so they don't understand it. - Roger More Dec 8, 11:59 2
      - that's exactly it, really. and not so much willing to listen. - mafic Dec 8, 12:02 1
        
        Heh - I don't take it personally, especially (and if I did I wouldn't be able to riff on Canada) -- nm - Roger More Dec 8, 12:09
  - the prospect of even exploring for uranium is controversial. -- nm - mafic Dec 8, 11:51 3
    - That's because it gets sold to nasty countries, like France. Remember the Rainbow Warrior! -- nm - Roger More Dec 8, 11:53 2
      - heh. what's odd is that australia's actually the second largest producer of uranium in the world. - mafic Dec 8, 11:57 1
        
        Australia's just like Canada - we like to believe we only do nice things -- nm - Roger More Dec 8, 12:01

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