Some Important Facts About Nuclear Power ...

[madokie]

http://www.neis.org/literature/Brochures/npfacts.htm

It would be hard to condense this paper down to 4 paragraphs so I'll leave it to you to go to the link.

A sample of what you'll find.

Illinois has become "Nuclear America":

Nuclear Power is a Health, Safety, and Environmental Threat:

Nuclear Power is Uneconomical:

Nuclear Power is not Necessary:

Nuclear Power Cannot Reduce Imports of Foreign Oil:

Nuclear Power Cannot Appreciably Help Reduce Global Warming:

[sabbat hunter]

1. nuclear power

can greatly reduce our use of coal power (which makes up a big portion of our generated energy)
If we reprocess "spent fuel" it can greatly extend the life cycle of fuel rods, uranium. Also by reprocessing the spent fuel we gain needed radioactive items needed for medical purposes.

Nuclear is not the complete answer, but it should be a part of the over all answer, along with solar, wind, hydroelectric (which includes tidal energy and dams), geothermal.

[msongs]

2. nuclear power is obsolete nt

[Kelvin Mace]

3. The problem is

there are 4th generation reactor designs that are far safer than anything currently operating. I just do not trust private utility companies to run them.