Re: ENERGY - KEEP IT REAL!

["John Leonard" <>]

Possibly, but not nuclear. Nuclear is completely uneconomical, and has only
had the success it has had because of enormous behind-the-scenes subsides
from governments concerned to use the by-products in their weapons programs.

John Leonard


On 5/17/06, Graham Buchan <> wrote:
> All,
>
> Enough already!
>
> It is clear that future power needs will have to be supplied from a MIX of
> ALL types of power generation. Realistically for the next 100 years we
> will
> see the existing predominantly coal-based system move to a mix of over 50%
> nuclear, with coal reducing to probably under 25% and then the whole raft
> of
> others - solar, hydro, wind, tidal, bio-fuel etc. France has moved to this
> over the past 50 years. Get used to it - there is no free lunch - all have
> benefits and costs, including progressively higher dollar costs to the
> consumer.
>
> The only hope is that nuclear fusion may eventually become feasible and
> economic.
>
> Graham Buchan