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[quote:Waterbug:MV8xNTM3MTQ2XzM0ODkxODU4XzVFNDdGNkU5] 70 years after first atomic reaction, anti-nuclear movement presses on http://www.midwestenergynews.com/2012/12/06/70-years-after-first-atomic-reaction-anti-nuclear-movement-presses-on/ [snip] [b]Unsafe and inefficient?[/b] Engineer Arnie Gunderson had worked as a nuclear plant operator and became senior vice president of Nuclear Energy Services, a Connecticut consulting firm.[b] He grew concerned about unaddressed safety violations he observed in the course of his work [/b]and in 1990 became an industry whistleblower, airing his concerns to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and later testifying before Congress with the backing of Ohio Sen. John Glenn. Now he and his wife run the non-profit Fairewinds Energy Education Corp., which raises awareness of nuclear and other energy issues. He said that five things which were troubling in the early days of the nuclear industry have not changed: “Secrecy, subsidies, waste heat, decay heat, and the piles of waste.” Decay heat refers to the fact that nuclear reactor waste continues to emit heat for years as it breaks down, necessitating ongoing cooling and creating long-term risks. Waste heat highlights the inefficiencies of nuclear power, which Gunderson said turns about 33 percent of the available energy into actual electricity. Coal plants hover around 40 to 42 percent, he said, and modern natural gas-fired plants are even more efficient than that. “Nuclear power is like cutting butter with a chain saw,” said Gunter. Gunderson said he’s observed first-hand a cozy relationship between federal regulators and companies that run nuclear plants, and he thinks such “secretive” relationships have translated to government support for nuclear energy that would be more wisely focused on renewables and energy efficiency. “What we’re seeing is that the cost of solar is plummeting while nuclear is rising,” he said. Skeptics note that the sun “doesn’t shine day and night,” he continued. [b] “But if you believe man can build a repository to store nuclear waste for [color=red]a quarter-million years,[/color] surely those same people can find a way to store electricity [from solar panels] overnight.”[/b] [/quote]
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