So they're closing down what? Coal plants? Natural gas plants? Japan runs on nuke plants and more nuke plants. So there will be an actual pollution savings of zero tons.
It's great that they're covering square miles of Japanese land with solar panels, though. If there's one thing Japan has too much of, it's flat, dry land.
Only 30% of Japan's power comes from nuclear. Most of the rest is imported fuel (50% oil, 17% coal, 14% natural gas). Where do you get your information?
Also, the drawings make it look an awful lot like they're using reclaimed land, jutting out into the ocean, just like Kansai and Nagoya Airports.
Do you even realize how "dirty" of a power source nuclear is?
The energy expended simply mining, refining and transporting the uranium negates the CO2 savings. And what do we do with the toxic nuclear waste? well...50 years later and we still have no idea.
"The energy expended simply mining, refining and transporting the uranium negates the CO2 savings. And what do we do with the toxic nuclear waste? well...50 years later and we still have no idea."
Recycle it, like a few other nations (France for one). The US has mountains of waste reactor fuel rods because we refuse to recycle them. The byproduct of the recycling is weapons grade material. However if you recycle the rods you can reuse something like 95% of the material, make a new rod, and put it back in a reactor (over and over again). This cuts down on most of the issues you pointed out. Then you just have to store, and protect the byproduct. Apparently the French have been doing it for 30 years, and the cost is pretty small.
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So they're closing down what? Coal plants? Natural gas plants? Japan runs on nuke plants and more nuke plants. So there will be an actual pollution savings of zero tons.
It's great that they're covering square miles of Japanese land with solar panels, though. If there's one thing Japan has too much of, it's flat, dry land.
The full article states it's being built atop an industrial waste landfill. What else would you suggest is more appropriate for said flat, dry land?
Only 30% of Japan's power comes from nuclear. Most of the rest is imported fuel (50% oil, 17% coal, 14% natural gas). Where do you get your information?
Also, the drawings make it look an awful lot like they're using reclaimed land, jutting out into the ocean, just like Kansai and Nagoya Airports.
Sorry...my numbers didn't add up. Nuclear is down to less than 15% now.
Do you even realize how "dirty" of a power source nuclear is?
The energy expended simply mining, refining and transporting the uranium negates the CO2 savings. And what do we do with the toxic nuclear waste? well...50 years later and we still have no idea.
So the lesson is: Never try.
"The energy expended simply mining, refining and transporting the uranium negates the CO2 savings. And what do we do with the toxic nuclear waste? well...50 years later and we still have no idea."
Recycle it, like a few other nations (France for one). The US has mountains of waste reactor fuel rods because we refuse to recycle them. The byproduct of the recycling is weapons grade material. However if you recycle the rods you can reuse something like 95% of the material, make a new rod, and put it back in a reactor (over and over again). This cuts down on most of the issues you pointed out. Then you just have to store, and protect the byproduct. Apparently the French have been doing it for 30 years, and the cost is pretty small.
Some info:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,318688,00.html
http://www.chemcases.com/nuclear/nc-13.htm