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Old 03-15-2011, 11:07 AM   #7
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Nuclear power is (can be) a very safe form of energy, if it wasn't it wouldn't be found as the source of power on many of the naval ships. The laws/regs make it really cost and time prohibitive to construct new plants, $10s of billions in costs and >10 yrs from start to finish construction, then you begin the licensing approvals....
I'm very interested what will come from the newish concept of utilizing nuclear waste to power the plants. From what I understand, there isn't nearly as much refining needed and the waste is reused.
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