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Independence, MO —
To the editor:
The United States has been blessed with cheap and abundant electric power. This is one of the primary reasons for our economy and standard of living. The safest, cheapest and nonpolluting plants are powered by nuclear reactors. Some facts:
1) Several articles have been written about the Fukushima nuclear disaster. A proper wording would be “Japan suffered a major earthquake resulting in a disastrous tsunami” This tidal wave killed some 2,000 people and encapsulated the cooling water to the nuclear reactors. This resulted in major damage to the plant. However, no one was killed by radiation. For added safety, the cooling water systems of nuclear plants are being reviewed.
2) What to do with spent fuel from such plants. Since it’s 5 percent waste and 95 percent fuel ... bury it – why?
3) Three Mile Island plant meltdown destroyed the plant. Why, because the plant operators prevented an automatic shutdown. Again, no loss of life.
4) The Russian nuclear disaster with loss of life. However, don’t go there as that plant design cannot be compared to modern plants.
5) Green power (renewables) has no place in “cheap power” and would not exist without subsidies.
6) What’s left is more similar facts and repetitious scare tactics.
To the editor:
The United States has been blessed with cheap and abundant electric power. This is one of the primary reasons for our economy and standard of living. The safest, cheapest and nonpolluting plants are powered by nuclear reactors. Some facts:
1) Several articles have been written about the Fukushima nuclear disaster. A proper wording would be “Japan suffered a major earthquake resulting in a disastrous tsunami” This tidal wave killed some 2,000 people and encapsulated the cooling water to the nuclear reactors. This resulted in major damage to the plant. However, no one was killed by radiation. For added safety, the cooling water systems of nuclear plants are being reviewed.
2) What to do with spent fuel from such plants. Since it’s 5 percent waste and 95 percent fuel ... bury it – why?
3) Three Mile Island plant meltdown destroyed the plant. Why, because the plant operators prevented an automatic shutdown. Again, no loss of life.
4) The Russian nuclear disaster with loss of life. However, don’t go there as that plant design cannot be compared to modern plants.
5) Green power (renewables) has no place in “cheap power” and would not exist without subsidies.
6) What’s left is more similar facts and repetitious scare tactics.
