02-12-2011, 08:20 AM
I'm being rational. You can name two accidents (one with zero casualties) amongst the hundreds of nuclear reactors that have been running without problems for decades all over the world. Did you know that Japan alone has over 50 nuclear reactors?
"What about all the near misses we never hear about?"
How do we know they exist if we don't hear about them? Nuclear reactors have to be among the most closely-monitored installations in the world. Could it be that there are very few "near-misses"?
Whether Hawaii gets nuclear power is up to the people who live here and vote here. Choices should not be made based on irrational fear. Nuclear is just one option. I would prefer geothermal myself, but some people don't want to "disturb Pele".
"What about all the near misses we never hear about?"
How do we know they exist if we don't hear about them? Nuclear reactors have to be among the most closely-monitored installations in the world. Could it be that there are very few "near-misses"?
Whether Hawaii gets nuclear power is up to the people who live here and vote here. Choices should not be made based on irrational fear. Nuclear is just one option. I would prefer geothermal myself, but some people don't want to "disturb Pele".