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To: Alighieri who wrote (603904)3/16/2011 3:41:44 PM
From: d[-_-]b1 Recommendation  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1576929
 
I'm sure you could but considering solar and wind power are already questionable in terms of cost per watt - adding in all the required safety precautions would put them even further beyond economic reality. Nuclear has a very good history and we need to learn more about what went wrong with a 40 year old design and improve it even more.



To: Alighieri who wrote (603904)3/16/2011 3:47:31 PM
From: longnshort  Respond to of 1576929
 
".and if they don't the worst scenario won't be entire regions of the country uninhabitable for a few thousand years. "

with the numbers of panels you will need, more regions will be unihabitable



To: Alighieri who wrote (603904)3/16/2011 3:54:01 PM
From: longnshort2 Recommendations  Respond to of 1576929
 
so when an earthquake hits the PNW and damages a hydro dam killing many people , will that be the end of hydro power ?



To: Alighieri who wrote (603904)3/16/2011 8:32:33 PM
From: bentway  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1576929
 
With solar PV arrays, you might expect some easily repaired broken connections - probably take, at most, a few HOURS to repair - the solar panels themselves would no doubt come through unscathed.


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