Didn't know they still used atom power over there. We've only got a couple and they are getting old. Nearly all our power comes from burning oil. There was an accident at 3 mile island a while back that changed things a bit and we all got a dose when that Russian reactor exploded. There still dying over there. We're looking for a new source of power. Or we won't even have bicycles! Chris. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of James B. > Davis > Sent: 29 June 2004 00:36 > To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students > Subject: Re: PF Exhibits on June 26, 04 > > > On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 23:56:57 +0100, you wrote: > > >Did you know that the energy required to extract the uranium and > refine it > >for use as a fuel and the energy to build the power station comes to more > >than the total energy output of the power unit over its entire > life... and > >then there is the decommissioning. All seems to be a red herring. > > Ya, so it's a good thing that it takes very little energy to just dump > the spent fuel in a great big hole somewhere. > > The facts are though that nuclear generating plants are mostly what > keeps us going. If we had to depend on burning fossil fuels, it would > all be gone now and we'd all be riding bicycles. Hey, we should all be > riding bicycles anyway. > > > -- > Jim Davis, President, > Eastern Beaver Company, > http://ebeaver.oberro.com/ > Motorcycle Relay Kits > > >
