Do You Trust or Support the Nuclear Power Industry? (poll, deaths, lobbyists)

[oldtimer2]

1) Yep

2) Nope

3) Maybe

4) Am I glowing yet

[evilnewbie]

Nope, until they have a viable plan on disposal of nuclear waste... absolutely not.... by the way disposal is NOT the same thing as storage...

[Oerdin]

I want more nuclear power plants but I want them really tightly regulated so there is no corner cutting. I'm afraid that because our government is so corrupt that lobbyists will bribe politicians with "campaign donations" to allow them to cut corners.

[oldtimer2]

Nope.

Too many quick buck scam artists faking records and falsifying reports.

No way to get rid of the waste.

Kills all living things when operated or built improperly.

Keeps things dead for long time when they fail.

I like mushrooms, not mushroom clouds

Then there is always hints like this:

Cloud Giving The Finger

[PITTSTON2SARASOTA]

I don't trust any businesses; and YES....I support Nuclear Power....Try using the Poll option.....further down the page when you post a new thread......it would be easier to "see" the consensus.

[AONE]

No. They still say nuclear power is safe. with no disposal of the waste and no fewer than 8 catastrophic failures.

They have plants producing twice as long as they were designed for.

The energy is expensive.

They lie about radiation releases

So what is there to trust?

[gearedtowardssalad]

Not at all.

[Roadking2003]

We should build more.

They are already well regulated, so trust is not needed.

And we have had no deaths in the US from these plants.

We need a balance of power sources and Nuclear is clearly a good source for some power.

[JazzyTallGuy]

Originally Posted by oldtimer2

1) Yep

2) Nope

3) Maybe

4) Am I glowing yet

Based on their statements in the last week I don't trust them much. The Vermont Yankee plant has had numerous safety and environmental problems yet it is still allowed to operate. They are also downplaying the earthquake risk at the Diablo Canyon plant in California. The industry as a whole is dealing with older reactors that have similar design to the one's causing problems in Japan that REALLY need to brought off-line and either modernized or replaced.

Operating a nuclear power plant is like driving a racing car. It is inherently risky and there is no way to guarantee an accident will never happen.

[plwhit]

Yup, we need many more nuclear power plants.....