Wisconsin nuke shut down again

Darn, just when the nuclear industry is busy reassuring us that nukes are the wave of the future, one of the state's three reactors is shut down -- again -- for safety reasons.

Journal Sentinel report:

"I wouldn't classify it as an emergency situation," spokesman Mark Kanz said of the problem, "but it is something we did need to get taken care of right away."

That tends to be the case when you're dealing with highly radioactive uranium. You don't want to put it off.

Here's the report from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which had to be notified because of "a condition that significantly degrades plant safety."

You won't hear this from the pro-nukers trying to change the state law that has prevented any new reactors from being built here, but this shutdown is simply one more in a long series of problems and shutdowns that have plagued both Kewanuee and Point Beach. Point Beach, in fact, has had two of the four highest safety warnings ever issued by the NRC.

There are better, cheaper and safer ways to combat global warming than nuclear power.

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Steve Hanson's picture

AND

The only way they're economically feasible is at the cost of immense government subsdy.

Steve Hanson

Uppity Wisconsin

Steve Hanson

Uppity Wisconsin

interesting, but

interesting, but underwhelming. I'm sure we want to cover hundered of square miles of nevada with solar pannels, then run power lines all over. Nukes are ready now. They are safe. Clean. Not based on B.S.

Cheaper than Nuke power

"There are better, cheaper and safer ways to combat global warming than nuclear power." Yeah, like what?

For example...

Here's one of many reports I'm sure you don't want to read, Patrick.

hey tea party protesters...

...do y'all have any idea how many of your taxpayer dollars go to subsidizing nuclear power?

 

--"i'm going to miss being alive"--steven wright

--"i'm going to miss being alive"--steven wright

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