tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850795848027608997.post249217113874235963..comments2023-11-05T02:15:15.513-08:00Comments on Majia's Blog: Nuclear Propaganda: "Safer Fuel"Majia's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04941091700194936591noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850795848027608997.post-25002921871496977962014-06-18T10:53:48.464-07:002014-06-18T10:53:48.464-07:00For a few dollars you can purchase all the equipme...For a few dollars you can purchase all the equipment you need to write a masterpiece of literature if you have the genius for it. These days if you want to make a name in any science you need large sums of money from the gov and/or corporations, plus a laboratory, etc. You also need an advanced degree whereas our writer might do better to eschew "higher education" entirely!<br /><br />So when we want to know things about nuclear power and radiation we have little choice but to turn to the people who really need gov and corporation support who see in science weapons and big profits. We might just as well ask a CEO or Senator about the dangers of radiation as ask a professor at MIT or Cal Tech or Stanford. Asking these most knowledgeable persons will be asking them to commit career suicide. The same of course goes for the medical end. Sudden waves of ignorance flow over the academic land. Obviously those working in the world of nuclear engineering and science are not going to jettison their jobs to be good guys.<br /><br />Thus we are thrown back on our own resources and intuitions. And we can read things never intended for our purposes. Then it becomes obvious that since the late '40's the "need" for nuclear bombs has taken precedence over human survival and health. And whenever some experiment would further the purposes of either the gov or corporations the justice due the human has been secretly set aside by whispering "national security". <br /><br />My Conclusion: survival of the fittest, culling the herd, radiation as the wolves the get the weak deer . . . so many things cause cancer that they can always blame it on one of those. E.g. USS Ronald Reagan sailors. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13458690256053943151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850795848027608997.post-51676732132049436372014-06-17T04:52:36.783-07:002014-06-17T04:52:36.783-07:00The problem is that the basic design is unsafe fro...The problem is that the basic design is unsafe from the start. It's a system that is unstable without active cooling and prone to runaway reactions. <br /><br />From a practical standpoint, I don't really have a problem with them trying to make fuel rods that are less prone to meltdown. However all of their efforts had gone into making "hotter" fuel rods that melt down more quickly, and "safer" rods would likely produce less energy. <br /><br />In fact, I think this industry wouldn't hesitate to tell the public the rods are safer and in reality make them hotter, and less safe. After all, they've proven time and again that they really don't plan for meltdowns and they won't let the truth out when one happens. <br /><br />JamesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850795848027608997.post-81804338741468530252014-06-16T21:42:15.041-07:002014-06-16T21:42:15.041-07:00Indeed, nuclear can never be safe and cheap, even ...Indeed, nuclear can never be safe and cheap, even safe and extremely expensive is an impossible comibination. Stockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04516118374677265589noreply@blogger.com