Saturday, September 15, 2012

Nuclear Power in the US - Scary Scenarios

When we think of nuclear power's potential bad outcomes, I at least, have mostly thought about problems with operating nuclear power generating plants, like a tidal wave, or an earthquake, or an operator error, or an equipment failure with inadequate safeguards.

But now I read that the spent fuel storage issues could be the most serious threats, and they will not go away for decades, even if we shut down currently operating nuclear plants. For the scary details, visit Forbes, "Nuclear Power's Long and Toxic Tail".

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GREENLAND - Will probably be the focus of near term sea level rise

Greenland is almost all covered by a very thick glacial ice cap. If all of Greenland's ice either melted or slid into the oceans, sea le...