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Originally Posted by Stealth Hunter
Problem with nuclear reactors is that they produce nuclear waste, which is very difficult to properly dispose of. In fact, many nuclear plants in the United States don't even bother to properly dispose of the waste. Most seal it in a concrete container and dump it into the ocean (though it only floats a few hundred feet down; it never fully sinks to the bottom) or they just plain empty it into the ocean, which is a terrible waste for the fish.
I place my bets on solar energy and on wind energy. Both are cheap, effective, and produce NO harmful end products. In fact, they're the cleanest options we have, and if we began building up fleets of windmills and solar panels, we could have plenty of energy to live with in a clean, environmentally friendly world. Then we just need to worry about countries who don't want or are unable to raise the bar... like China or India... especially China...
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4948378.stm
http://www.posiva.fi/englanti/loppusijoitus.html
This IS safe and realistic.
Saying that solar and wind are cheap and effective is false! We need atleast 10.000MWe increase of electricity for the future, thats a lot of windmills and panels.
We have industry and people that deserve we keep this country competitive in the global market. It isnt that easy position being without our own natural resources, up here next to the arctic circle.
We cant just dream.