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Israel may build nuclear power plant | |
2007-08-05 | |
JERUSALEM - Israel is considering plans to build a nuclear power station in its southern Negev desert, the Israeli infrastructure minister was quoted as saying on Saturday. Israel’s Army Radio quoted the minister, Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, as saying at an engineers conference: “The Israeli government will make a historical decision concerning the creation of a nuclear power station ... in the Negev”. The Ministry of Infrastructure was unavailable for comment on the report, which appeared on Army Radio’s website. Army Radio said the plan to build the nuclear power plant was supported by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and would be considered by the government in a few months. A spokesman from Olmert’s office declined to comment. In the Army Radio report, Ben Eliezer said the decision to build a nuclear power station stemmed in part from Israeli concerns about depleting natural energy resources worldwide and the environmental damage caused by using coal.
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Posted by:Steve White |
#6 Another way to look at it - how many weapons would they have to take out of inventory to run a nuke plant? None. Dimona produces enough plutonium each year for 5-10 weapons, or enough to fuel two reactors AND four or five weapons. I'd also expect the Israelis to use some of that power to build and operate two or three desalination plants to make the Negev bloom. That, too, with be a beam in the eyes of and extreme humilation to the paleostains. |
Posted by: Old Patriot 2007-08-05 21:37 |
#5 Place it upwind of There, fixed that for ya', Gary. |
Posted by: Zenster 2007-08-05 20:13 |
#4 Place it upwind of Mecca. |
Posted by: Gary and the Samoyeds 2007-08-05 19:02 |
#3 No, no - they can't be allowed to attain nuclear status! Why, they might divert some of the fuel to weapons! Another way to look at it - how many weapons would they have to take out of inventory to run a nuke plant? |
Posted by: Bobby 2007-08-05 09:37 |
#2 If they do build such a plant, hopefully its design will recognize the threat and make it very, very hard to destroy in such a way as to release radioactive material. |
Posted by: Anonymoose 2007-08-05 09:32 |
#1 And their ability to get oil and coal. Ditto. It's going to be a magnet for all of Iran's new fighter jets. Maybe the Evil Zionists wouldn't mind that, but it's going to be a problem. If for some reason they don't actually have any nukes, this could change all that, so let the whining commence. I wonder what the US and others will have to say about this compared to Iran's desire to set one up for Peaceful Purposes(TM) only. |
Posted by: gorb 2007-08-05 06:48 |