No Place For Nuclear Power - OzChess

**Just2Good** · 03-28-2011, 06:26 PM

130,000 people died when the US bombed Hiroshima. Nuclear power is too volatile and unpredictable. It should not been seen as a viable source of energy.

**Iconoclast** · 03-28-2011, 10:36 PM

Originally Posted by Just2Good

130,000 people died when the US bombed Hiroshima. Nuclear power is too volatile and unpredictable. It should not been seen as a viable source of energy.

130,000 people died in car crashes this year. Cars are too powerful and unpredictable. They should not been seen as a viable method of transport.

**Igor Goldenberg** · 03-29-2011, 10:47 AM

Originally Posted by Just2Good

130,000 people died when the US bombed Hiroshima. Nuclear power is too volatile and unpredictable. It should not been seen as a viable source of energy.

Nuclear plant cannot have a nuclear explosion by definition.
The risk of meltdown is small. Nuclear crisis in Japan shown that it can be mitigated even in cite of terrible earthquake and devastating tsunami.

**antichrist** · 03-29-2011, 12:57 PM

Originally Posted by Igor Goldenberg

Nuclear plant cannot have a nuclear explosion by definition.
The risk of meltdown is small. Nuclear crisis in Japan shown that it can be mitigated even in cite of terrible earthquake and devastating tsunami.

Now Igor, if I declare that I am for nuke energy are you going to say you are against it?

In Japan there are a few hundred workers being exposed to maybe very high doses of radiation, they almost have no choice but to keep returning to try and save the cities. No worker should be put in such a position where they have to seriously challenge their own health for the boss - no boss is worth that.

**Just2Good** · 03-29-2011, 09:28 PM

Originally Posted by Iconoclast

130,000 people died in car crashes this year. Cars are too powerful and unpredictable. They should not been seen as a viable method of transport.

Of which half were at fault, and the other half willingly submitted to the increased risk of injury by travelling in a vehicle.

Your comparison is troubling because it patronizes the horror of wilfully murdering 130,000 people by dropping an atomic bomb on them.

Of the 130,000 car crash victims, I suspect it was very rarely the intent of a driver to take another person's life.

On top of that, the process to extract uranium from the earth discharges a significant amount of green house gases into the atmosphere.

**Igor Goldenberg** · 03-29-2011, 09:47 PM

Originally Posted by Just2Good

Of which half were at fault, and the other half willingly submitted to the increased risk of injury by travelling in a vehicle.

Your comparison is troubling because it patronizes the horror of wilfully murdering 130,000 people by dropping an atomic bomb on them.

Of the 130,000 car crash victims, I suspect it was very rarely the intent of a driver to take another person's life.

How is atomic bomb relevant to nuclear power?

Originally Posted by Just2Good

On top of that, the process to extract uranium from the earth discharges a significant amount of green house gases into the atmosphere.

Are you sure it's even comparable to other energy source (especially coal)?

**Iconoclast** · 03-29-2011, 10:13 PM

Originally Posted by Just2Good

Your comparison is troubling because it patronizes the horror of wilfully murdering 130,000 people by dropping an atomic bomb on them.

What is actually troublesome is that you think the Hirosima war crime is an argument against nuclear power plants.

Of the 130,000 car crash victims, I suspect it was very rarely the intent of a driver to take another person's life.

And power generators do not intend killing their customers.

On top of that, the process to extract uranium from the earth discharges a significant amount of green house gases into the atmosphere.

In comparison to CO2 from just mining and transporting coal, let alone burning it too, it is NOTHING.

03-28-2011, 06:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
Just2Good Tin Cup Champ 2004 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Cairns Posts: 6,233 ICC Handle: Advantage FICS Handle: Advantage	No Place For Nuclear Power 130,000 people died when the US bombed Hiroshima. Nuclear power is too volatile and unpredictable. It should not been seen as a viable source of energy. __________________ . "The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing." ~ Isaiah Berlin ~

03-28-2011, 10:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
Iconoclast Immoderator Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Wollongong NSW Posts: 2,302	Originally Posted by Just2Good 130,000 people died when the US bombed Hiroshima. Nuclear power is too volatile and unpredictable. It should not been seen as a viable source of energy. 130,000 people died in car crashes this year. Cars are too powerful and unpredictable. They should not been seen as a viable method of transport. __________________ The individual is hopeless without the group. The group is hopeless without its individuals.

03-29-2011, 10:47 AM	#3 (permalink)
Igor Goldenberg Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Melbourne Posts: 331	Originally Posted by Just2Good 130,000 people died when the US bombed Hiroshima. Nuclear power is too volatile and unpredictable. It should not been seen as a viable source of energy. Nuclear plant cannot have a nuclear explosion by definition. The risk of meltdown is small. Nuclear crisis in Japan shown that it can be mitigated even in cite of terrible earthquake and devastating tsunami. __________________ For private coaching email IgorGoldenberg@bluebottle.com Computer tells you what to play, a good coach explains why. The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule. H. L. Mencken

03-29-2011, 12:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
antichrist Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Byron Bay, NSW Posts: 2,821	Originally Posted by Igor Goldenberg Nuclear plant cannot have a nuclear explosion by definition. The risk of meltdown is small. Nuclear crisis in Japan shown that it can be mitigated even in cite of terrible earthquake and devastating tsunami. Now Igor, if I declare that I am for nuke energy are you going to say you are against it? In Japan there are a few hundred workers being exposed to maybe very high doses of radiation, they almost have no choice but to keep returning to try and save the cities. No worker should be put in such a position where they have to seriously challenge their own health for the boss - no boss is worth that.

03-29-2011, 09:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
Just2Good Tin Cup Champ 2004 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Cairns Posts: 6,233 ICC Handle: Advantage FICS Handle: Advantage	Originally Posted by Iconoclast 130,000 people died in car crashes this year. Cars are too powerful and unpredictable. They should not been seen as a viable method of transport. Of which half were at fault, and the other half willingly submitted to the increased risk of injury by travelling in a vehicle. Your comparison is troubling because it patronizes the horror of wilfully murdering 130,000 people by dropping an atomic bomb on them. Of the 130,000 car crash victims, I suspect it was very rarely the intent of a driver to take another person's life. On top of that, the process to extract uranium from the earth discharges a significant amount of green house gases into the atmosphere. __________________ . "The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing." ~ Isaiah Berlin ~

03-29-2011, 09:47 PM	#6 (permalink)
Igor Goldenberg Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Melbourne Posts: 331	Originally Posted by Just2Good Of which half were at fault, and the other half willingly submitted to the increased risk of injury by travelling in a vehicle. Your comparison is troubling because it patronizes the horror of wilfully murdering 130,000 people by dropping an atomic bomb on them. Of the 130,000 car crash victims, I suspect it was very rarely the intent of a driver to take another person's life. How is atomic bomb relevant to nuclear power? Originally Posted by Just2Good On top of that, the process to extract uranium from the earth discharges a significant amount of green house gases into the atmosphere. Are you sure it's even comparable to other energy source (especially coal)? __________________ For private coaching email IgorGoldenberg@bluebottle.com Computer tells you what to play, a good coach explains why. The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule. H. L. Mencken

03-29-2011, 10:13 PM	#7 (permalink)
Iconoclast Immoderator Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Wollongong NSW Posts: 2,302	Originally Posted by Just2Good Your comparison is troubling because it patronizes the horror of wilfully murdering 130,000 people by dropping an atomic bomb on them. What is actually troublesome is that you think the Hirosima war crime is an argument against nuclear power plants. Of the 130,000 car crash victims, I suspect it was very rarely the intent of a driver to take another person's life. And power generators do not intend killing their customers. On top of that, the process to extract uranium from the earth discharges a significant amount of green house gases into the atmosphere. In comparison to CO2 from just mining and transporting coal, let alone burning it too, it is NOTHING. __________________ The individual is hopeless without the group. The group is hopeless without its individuals.

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