Fukushima still leaking radiation

[Rachel Bronwyn]

Plant safety is irrelevant when discussing negative effects of the inevitable byproducts of nuclear power: radioactive waste. Increasing the amount of radioactive waste and maintaining long-term safe disposal of it isn't sustainable. Nuclear power is one tool in our kit. It's not a solution though. It poses major hazards coal does not.

[TF-Viewer]

Originally Posted by Rachel Bronwyn

Plant safety is irrelevant when discussing negative effects of the inevitable byproducts of nuclear power: radioactive waste. Increasing the amount of radioactive waste and maintaining long-term safe disposal of it isn't sustainable. Nuclear power is one tool in our kit. It's not a solution though. It poses major hazards coal does not.

Coal is not a safe fuel either. The ash from burning coal is actually radioactive as well, according to some it's even more dangerous than the waste from nuclear power plants http://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...-nuclear-waste . That's in addition to the greenhouse gases and acid rain it's already known to produce. Neither are terrific ideas.

[Prof_Sai]

Originally Posted by TF-Viewer

Coal is not a safe fuel either.

That's the second time in this thread that someone has used the false dichotomy of Coal-or-Nuclear. No one is arguing for more coal, we are arguing for less coal and nuclear and more windmills and solar.

Constantly misstating your opponent's position is debating in bad faith.

[TF-Viewer]

Originally Posted by Prof_Sai

That's the second time in this thread that someone has used the false dichotomy of Coal-or-Nuclear. No one is arguing for more coal, we are arguing for less coal and nuclear and more windmills and solar.

Constantly misstating your opponent's position is debating in bad faith.

What are you talking about? I'm not debating anything with you or even her. I misunderstood when she said

It poses major hazards coal does not

simple as that.