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Hi, Mike. Please read my reply to Rick just above. I ask you the same questions. What do you suggest be done about nuclear plants in the United States and the world? What would your first step be? Shut them down? And then what?

Australia burns coal for 80% of its power needs. That contributes to global warming.

I've done research on this shutdown of the Palisades nuclear plant in Michigan. It was shut down to repair a leak. Your news article does not provide a fair lead-in for the rest of your post. But first: the very fact that the plant is shut down evidences the safety protocols that are in place. Plants in the U.S. catch heck if ANYTHING happens that doesn't follow the strict, strict protocols. I mean, any little thing and all heck happens, and it makes the news (the real news). This is how it should be. Then it often enters the conspiracy websites.

The non sequiturs following the article are telling:

1. What does this CLG have to do with Palisades or any American nuclear plant? Nothing that I can see. A round peg in a square hole. So you must have some specific one after the other events in mind? You imagine some cascading sequence of events that results in catastrophe. Based on your research, please describe step by step such a sequence of events comparable to this CLG, the actual physical things one by one that would result in your catastrophe.
2. Special law of physics that makes a meltdown safe? What does that mean? That's an honest question. Physics are physics and that's what nuclear power plants do, physics, and that includes the backups of the backups of the backups (and it goes on, trust me) of safety technology
3. Yes, accidents happen, so what else is new in the world? We can only do our best, and best is darn good. Again, what are your solutions based on your own research? And accidents are built in to nuclear power plant safety in the U.S.

I mean these as honest questions. If you're going to make such declarative statements, what are your suggestions? I just asked for specifics in my questions in this post, not trying to make you angry. Kim

<blockquote data-quote="Kim323" data-source="post: 134773" data-attributes="member: 162">Hi, Mike.&nbsp; Please read my reply to Rick just above.&nbsp; I ask you the same questions.&nbsp; What do you suggest be done about nuclear plants in the United States and the world?&nbsp; What would your first step be?&nbsp; Shut them down?&nbsp; And then what?&nbsp;Australia burns coal for 80% of its power needs.&nbsp; That contributes to global warming.&nbsp; &nbsp;I&#039;ve done research on this shutdown of the Palisades nuclear plant in Michigan.&nbsp; It was shut down to repair a leak.&nbsp; Your news article does not provide a fair lead-in for the rest of your post.&nbsp; But first:&nbsp; the very fact that the plant is shut down evidences the safety protocols that are in place.&nbsp; Plants in the U.S. catch heck if ANYTHING happens that doesn&#039;t follow the strict, strict protocols.&nbsp; I mean, any little thing and all heck happens, and it makes the news (the real news).&nbsp; This is how it should be.&nbsp; Then it often enters the conspiracy websites.&nbsp; &nbsp;The non sequiturs following the article are telling:&nbsp;1.&nbsp; What does this CLG have to do with Palisades or any American nuclear plant?&nbsp; Nothing that I can see.&nbsp; A round peg in a square hole.&nbsp; So you must have some specific one after the other events in mind?&nbsp; You imagine some cascading sequence of events that results in catastrophe.&nbsp; Based on your research, please describe step by step such a sequence of events comparable to this CLG, the actual physical things one by one that would result in your catastrophe.2.&nbsp; Special law of physics that makes a meltdown safe?&nbsp; What does that mean?&nbsp; That&#039;s an honest question.&nbsp; Physics are physics and that&#039;s what nuclear power plants do, physics, and that includes the backups of the backups of the backups (and it goes on, trust me) of safety technology3.&nbsp; Yes, accidents happen, so what else is new in the world?&nbsp; We can only do our best, and best is darn good.&nbsp; Again, what are your solutions based on your own research?&nbsp; And accidents are built in to nuclear power plant safety in the U.S.&nbsp;I mean these as honest questions.&nbsp; If you&#039;re going to make such declarative statements, what are your suggestions?&nbsp; I just asked for specifics in my questions in this post, not trying to make you angry.&nbsp; Kim<img src="/forum/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kim323, post: 134773, member: 162"] Hi, Mike. Please read my reply to Rick just above. I ask you the same questions. What do you suggest be done about nuclear plants in the United States and the world? What would your first step be? Shut them down? And then what? Australia burns coal for 80% of its power needs. That contributes to global warming. I've done research on this shutdown of the Palisades nuclear plant in Michigan. It was shut down to repair a leak. Your news article does not provide a fair lead-in for the rest of your post. But first: the very fact that the plant is shut down evidences the safety protocols that are in place. Plants in the U.S. catch heck if ANYTHING happens that doesn't follow the strict, strict protocols. I mean, any little thing and all heck happens, and it makes the news (the real news). This is how it should be. Then it often enters the conspiracy websites. The non sequiturs following the article are telling: 1. What does this CLG have to do with Palisades or any American nuclear plant? Nothing that I can see. A round peg in a square hole. So you must have some specific one after the other events in mind? You imagine some cascading sequence of events that results in catastrophe. Based on your research, please describe step by step such a sequence of events comparable to this CLG, the actual physical things one by one that would result in your catastrophe. 2. Special law of physics that makes a meltdown safe? What does that mean? That's an honest question. Physics are physics and that's what nuclear power plants do, physics, and that includes the backups of the backups of the backups (and it goes on, trust me) of safety technology 3. Yes, accidents happen, so what else is new in the world? We can only do our best, and best is darn good. Again, what are your solutions based on your own research? And accidents are built in to nuclear power plant safety in the U.S. I mean these as honest questions. If you're going to make such declarative statements, what are your suggestions? I just asked for specifics in my questions in this post, not trying to make you angry. Kim:) [/QUOTE]

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