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To: Ish who wrote (286109)	8/12/2002 7:00:34 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769669

Re: "Breeder reactors became taboo under Carter. Still are." >>> Except occasional research in France, Japan, and talk in England.... I, and many others, don't consider discussion 'taboo'. Re: "This waste still has 80% of the energy left. A newer reactor design called a fast reactor will get another 90% of the energy out... >>> Yes, the potential is there, unfortunately the impetus hasn't been there to move beyond our current stagnant (yet heavily subsidized) designs and systems. Re: "and get the waste down to harmless in one 2,000 th of the time." >>> 'Harmless'? 'One in 2,000'? Mr thinks you may be a wee bit optimistic there... especially since I believe your are ignoring the contaminated, radioactive mass of the core and nearby structures - all that steel, concrete, and shielding - which at the end-of-life of the plant must also be 'properly' disposed of....