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2004-10-03 Europe

Activists held ahead of nuclear shipment [France purchases a clue]

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Posted by Zenster 2004-10-03 5:08:19 PM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Actually, this program makes a lot of sense. Turning weapons grade plutonium to MOX recycles the dangerous plutonium into something useful that can be used as fuel without mining any more uranium. The more of this radioactive material we can reprocess and recycle, the safer we all are and the more energy independent we can be.

Now all we have to do is to implement the plan and get through the nutcase gauntlet.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-10-03 6:09:03 PM|| 2004-10-03 6:09:03 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Actually, nuke power is the one thing I can think of that the Frogs got right. Back in the 70's, they built dozens of nuke power reactors, vowing to have only two sources of electric power, hydro and nuclear. They succeeded. When the various Greenie organizations tried to interfere, the Frogs simply locked them up. They did not tolerate the anti-nuke "dissent" that plagued the rest of the world and killed off our nascent nuke power industry before it got a good start. They have pioneered the "glass ball" system of handling high-level waste, and are world leaders in re-refining fissionable materials.

For this success only, I say "Vive La France".

Posted by Rivrdog 2004-10-03 7:20:52 PM|| [http://rivrdog.typepad.com] 2004-10-03 7:20:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 If Greenpeace boats come within 100 meters of this very dangerous cargo or the ships carrying it I would hope the 30 mm cannon that the ships carry will be put to use. I am not talking about warning shots. I am talking about disabling the ships. Let the authorities deal with them then. While the ships are still at sea they have a right to defend themselves from these Greenpeace terrorist/activists.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-10-03 8:53:39 PM|| [http://www.slhess.com] 2004-10-03 8:53:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 So the Greenpeace boys are criticizing the fact that our bomb-grade plutonium from nuclear weapons is being recycled to MOX, because the MOX could then be used to ... build nuclear weapons.

I suppose that makes sense, but damned if I know how.

Posted by Steve White 2004-10-03 10:44:26 PM|| 2004-10-03 10:44:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 What Rivrdog said. Would that our own country had as sensible, pro-nuclear energy policy as France's.
Also like the part about locking up the greenies--though that might not even be necessary anymore. Even those idiots are beginning to voice support for shifting toward nuclear power.

Posted by lex 2004-10-04 4:18:57 PM|| 2004-10-04 4:18:57 PM|| Front Page Top

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