I'd have to admit that nuclear power is one area where the French seem to have beaten America all hollow.

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Tom Brosz — 10/23/2004 8:57:22 PM (archived)

Frontline has this article on the subject. The rest of the site is worth checking out, too.

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France says: the future is nuclear - Raoul - 10/23/2004 7:44:27 PM
- BULLSHIT! The enormous subsidy needed to keep the French electric generation system going is carefully hidden in the national budget. - David F Mayer - 10/23/2004 11:54:23 PM
  - re:Nuclear energy - Raoul - 10/24/2004 8:56:11 AM
  - You just make things up, don't you. - Bowser - 10/24/2004 4:04:16 AM
    - Yes You Do - Mark Eby - 10/24/2004 11:09:49 PM
    - Not at all. Here are data on the rapidly vanishing nuclear fuel situation. - David F Mayer - 10/24/2004 9:34:20 PM
      - Other opinions - LJ - 10/25/2004 8:05:16 PM
      - Most nuclear experts agree that a breeder cycle is required to make long-term nuclear power practical. - Tom Brosz - 10/24/2004 10:45:36 PM
        
        So, we see that we have the old "bait and switch" trick being used. - David F Mayer - 10/25/2004 1:24:18 AM
        
        Breeders - Tom Brosz - 10/25/2004 1:50:32 AM
        
        I don't believe that we should take the chance. - David F Mayer - 10/25/2004 4:07:40 AM
        
        re: I don't believe that we should take the chance. - Tom Brosz - 10/25/2004 5:00:16 AM
        
        Nuclear fuel. - David F Mayer - 10/25/2004 1:21:27 PM
        
        re: Nuclear fuel. - Tom Brosz - 10/25/2004 4:09:58 PM
  - The Chinese seem to be doing it fairly cheap. - Lee - 10/24/2004 1:34:55 AM
    - Yes, and ignoring safety and leakage problems. Wait until they have their first disaster. It also helps to cut costs when you can pay workers $0.60 per hour. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 10/24/2004 1:45:01 AM
- I'd have to admit that nuclear power is one area where the French seem to have beaten America all hollow. - Tom Brosz - 10/23/2004 8:57:22 PM
  - re: Stocking - Raoul - 10/23/2004 9:23:42 PM
    - Where is France "stocking" its nuclear waste? - Gary - 10/23/2004 11:29:25 PM
      - re: Where is France "stocking" its nuclear waste? - Raoul - 10/24/2004 8:23:43 AM
        
        The US has too much plutonium - Gary - 10/24/2004 6:05:00 PM
      - In Algeria? ;-) (n/t) - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/24/2004 5:15:29 AM
    - Agreed - Tom Brosz - 10/23/2004 9:47:30 PM

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