China has one, south africa is building two (Peb. Reactors). MIT and Berkley Profs attended an actual coolant shut down at the one in China.

If the reactor was a standard type (rods submersed in water in a pressure vessel) and was unable to shut down when there was a lack of coolant. The entire thing would meltdown. (The fuel becoming so hot that it melts the pressure vessel and vents contamination).

Of course we will always have storage issues (something I am not afraid to admit) however the risk, when approached with respect to the damaging nature of the materials in question, and the safety of all people involved, can be mitigated.

Preventing development of other nuclear powers is hop...

China has one, south africa is building two (Peb. Reactors). MIT and Berkley Profs attended an actual coolant shut down at the one in China.

If the reactor was a standard type (rods submersed in water in a pressure vessel) and was unable to shut down when there was a lack of coolant. The entire thing would meltdown. (The fuel becoming so hot that it melts the pressure vessel and vents contamination).

Of course we will always have storage issues (something I am not afraid to admit) however the risk, when approached with respect to the damaging nature of the materials in question, and the safety of all people involved, can be mitigated.

Preventing development of other nuclear powers is hopeless cause. To create power plants and weapons only requires moral fortitude (either good or evil), knowledge, and resources. All three of these things you can never, I repeat, never control. Human nature will find ways to inflict damage upon itself at all costs. Stopping the proliferation of weapons is akin to attempting to police the thoughts of everyone. Smart and twisted people will always find ways to harm their brother.

Its not perfect, but neither is the world, nor our nature.

P.S.: can you farm and irragate without electricity where you live? Is the growing seasons enough so that you can produce enough food to take into account the rot caused by a lack of refrigeration? I find the irony in the fact that the deaths of millions are at the hands of technology in the aspect of war, and that the pending death of billions is at the same hands when it comes to providing food stuffs for our families when it all fails.

Just thought about number 8 for a second. A mature technology, It will not get any cheaper.

If it is a mature technology, why are there dozens of "types" of reactors that have been developed. Fast Breeders, Standard Pressure Vessel in four generations of improvement, liquid sodium, and of course the before mentioned Pebble Bed type. There are dozens more I cannot recall from memory alone.

Of the Standard type, all US reactors are first gen. all other gens have been built by colleges, yes... educational institutions are the driving force behind nuclear technology.

As for number 10, the subsidies, is simply a red herring. A nuclear reactor (other than naval) has not been constructed in near...

Just thought about number 8 for a second. A mature technology, It will not get any cheaper.

If it is a mature technology, why are there dozens of "types" of reactors that have been developed. Fast Breeders, Standard Pressure Vessel in four generations of improvement, liquid sodium, and of course the before mentioned Pebble Bed type. There are dozens more I cannot recall from memory alone.

Of the Standard type, all US reactors are first gen. all other gens have been built by colleges, yes... educational institutions are the driving force behind nuclear technology.

As for number 10, the subsidies, is simply a red herring. A nuclear reactor (other than naval) has not been constructed in nearly 30 years in America. Nuclear Facilities are the property of the government, they are prime asset generation facilities. After the personel and upkeep costs, each one nets a profit.

As for other countries "skill" in building reactors... (its on the list on the link) Who the hell do you think taught them? Our universities are the breeding ground for the advancement of nuclear technology, both power and medical. University of Ohio is especially adept at plant design.

IRT subsidies, the lions share goes to nuke plants when they are being constructed. They generate enough income for employ and spare parts.

But then again one hasn't been built in decades.

Things like wind and solar are great, but not very feasible in land vs efficiency. I've been a city dweller much of my natural life. Without a steady flow of electricity, living within a city would become nigh impossible in this day and age. People have forgoten how to farm, how to hunt, how to butcher meat (not me, kind of a survivalist in a suit). The cost and size of a "natural" power generation facility to power the city I am dwelling in is staggering, and it remains that way even if you manage to ge...

IRT subsidies, the lions share goes to nuke plants when they are being constructed. They generate enough income for employ and spare parts.

But then again one hasn't been built in decades.

Things like wind and solar are great, but not very feasible in land vs efficiency. I've been a city dweller much of my natural life. Without a steady flow of electricity, living within a city would become nigh impossible in this day and age. People have forgoten how to farm, how to hunt, how to butcher meat (not me, kind of a survivalist in a suit). The cost and size of a "natural" power generation facility to power the city I am dwelling in is staggering, and it remains that way even if you manage to get each resident to put up alternative power generation facilities in their homes and businesses. Which brings to light another issue, where would the poor and middle class get the funds to put up their own equipment? Not just the panels, but the interface with the house. Every thing costs a small bundle. Not much, but a lot of people now don't even have that laying around due to their leases, rents, and debit. At a point, it becomes a socio-economic issue.

It becomes an numbers game, one that you do not want any negative growth in the economic power houses of any nation. The risk of contamination has been reduced significantly, almost to the point where physical security becomes the primary key in protection against such a threat.

All of this being said, only a few designs show hope in reducing the risk, but the benefits are astronomical.
A large amount of cheep energy, with a sustainable rate of generation for a hundreds years on our stockpile alone, not including what can be found in mines. Increased safe guards have given birth to less waste. Fuel often finds a second life munitions for conventional weapons (not saying that this is the moral thing to do, but ever see Depleted Uranium slice though hardened tank armor, fracken spectacular).

In addition, wind, solar, and (my f