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To: bentway who wrote (356745)	11/1/2007 12:18:48 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575848

"The Russians demonstrated what the worst consequences were at Chernobyl." And Chernobyl was a bit of an outlier. Not only did the design have some dangerous qualities, hot graphite and oxygen are a bad mix, they were experimenting with the plant. So, when the results of their experiments cracked the containment vessel, it caught on fire. Which made the problem much worse.

To: bentway who wrote (356745)	11/1/2007 12:25:30 PM
From: Joe NYC	Respond to of 1575848

The Russians demonstrated what the worst consequences were at Chernobyl. But, if we want affordable energy, we've got to take the risk. What we can't afford is having leaders like the Bushies running the show - they'd have Brownies building the plants, inspecting the construction and doing the oversight. BDS

To: bentway who wrote (356745)	11/1/2007 1:41:16 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1575848

"American leaders are good at manufactured fear." The Russians demonstrated what the worst consequences were at Chernobyl. But, if we want affordable energy, we've got to take the risk. What we can't afford is having leaders like the Bushies running the show - they'd have Brownies building the plants, inspecting the construction and doing the oversight. Like I said to Jozef, I am all for nuclear energy so long as certain provisions are followed that help to mitigate the fears people have built up over the years.