No, Rick, as is apparent in my original post and in the last one above, I have made clear I have only questioned your, yes, interpretation of this experience. And the use of "jumpers" does tend to lend a dubious atmosphere (ha, ha, no pun intended) to the story. That it happened, that you experienced something, is unquestionable, and I have never doubted your veracity in detailing the experience. It's just that the details are counter to anything remotely unsafe going on (and I gave you my son's take on it), and in fact the document you link to backs that up. I just maintain, my opinion, that the purpose for which you used this story was incongruous and hyperbolic. The story does not equal in any way the conclusions you maintain about the safety of U.S. nuclear facilities or your use of those phrases which I will not repeat again. And then you add above your opinion of nuclear workers' "worth to humanity."
As in, clearly, their lack of it.
As in, American workers misplace fuel rods. Now, really, give me a step by step of how a fuel rod is, what, picked up, transported, to, well, where? It's so ludicrous that the question itself is hard to phrase.
I remind readers of this thread that hyperbolic the-world-is-ending writing and (sometimes) linking to dubious sources is a disservice to honesty on a number of levels.
And I ask again, what are your solutions? Natural gas powered plants emit far, far (far) less than coal powered plants. And nuclear power supplies well, a lot of power to many, many people in the U.S. and Europe. And the safety features redundant to a laudably extreme point inherent in U.S. nuclear facilities are very much there, despite some people's clear lack of understanding of, in some cases, just how the physics of nuclear power plants work. Power plants do emit water vapor, called steam, which itself provides, well, for Heavens sake, do some research. I don't mean that personally, but in the general sense of honest scholarship as addressed in my final paragraphs:
I cannot stress enough how writing from lack of knowledge, and reliance on "alternative" news sources (which often is just some guy on youtube), is only making the forum a place where certain members can wax "eloquent" and hyperbolic and "moral" rather than adhering to facts. And I mean that in the sense that if the shoe fits, well, put it on.
I have an inherent and ingrained sense of rationality that causes me to pause and research when I don't know something, to evaluate sources, to realize that "popular culture" in the form of movies, youtube, comic books, video games, alternative news outlets, etc., is often an egregiously inaccurate method of collecting data (I put that euphemistically). I have another son (not the nuclear engineer I mentioned in my other post) with an advanced degree in engineering from Stanford who loves certain video games, so I don't mean a blanket condemnation of video games. But to use the many avenues of "social media" as backup for points of argument needs some filtering, some research, some honest evaluation.
I accuse you of nothing, Rick, regarding your experience. I do not want it to go unanswered, however. And I do disagree with the use of such phrases that you employed regarding American nuclear plant workers.
I mean, really, everyone, read this thread. Doesn't it make sense that one person (and I guess it's me) offers a contrary viewpoint and perspective? Really, read this whole thread, how it's one view, "buttressed" by cut and paste that is sometimes unattributed, and by hyperbole to make points that defy certain facts which I think need to be pointed out. Kim
