Comments on: Vermont Yankee Nuclear Reactor Set to Shut Down http://inhabitat.com/vermont-yankee-nuclear-reactor-set-to-shut-down/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:26:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Solar Power Is Cheaper Than Nuclear for the First Time | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World http://inhabitat.com/vermont-yankee-nuclear-reactor-set-to-shut-down/comment-page-1/#comment-246109 Solar Power Is Cheaper Than Nuclear for the First Time | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:31:24 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=89078#comment-246109 [...] to cost-saving technologies and economies of scale, price can no longer be an excuse to invest in nuclear power rather than [...] [...] to cost-saving technologies and economies of scale, price can no longer be an excuse to invest in nuclear power rather than [...]

]]> By: MadHat http://inhabitat.com/vermont-yankee-nuclear-reactor-set-to-shut-down/comment-page-1/#comment-210376 MadHat Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:17:13 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=89078#comment-210376 "Vermont may soon become the first state in America to shut down a nuclear reactor." Oregon shut down it's Trojan Nuclear Reactor in 1992. Upcoming nuclear technology looks very promising, addressing many of the technologies previous shortcomings. Given it's potential and the ever growing demand for energy I believe cheap, safe, and easy to manage nuclear power is going to be critical to the future world economy. Bill Gates had a great TED Talk about it recently. “Vermont may soon become the first state in America to shut down a nuclear reactor.” Oregon shut down it’s Trojan Nuclear Reactor in 1992. Upcoming nuclear technology looks very promising, addressing many of the technologies previous shortcomings. Given it’s potential and the ever growing demand for energy I believe cheap, safe, and easy to manage nuclear power is going to be critical to the future world economy. Bill Gates had a great TED Talk about it recently.

]]> By: likwidshoe http://inhabitat.com/vermont-yankee-nuclear-reactor-set-to-shut-down/comment-page-1/#comment-210084 likwidshoe Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:23:13 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=89078#comment-210084 You say, "The reactor’s shady history is likely to make even conservatives skeptical of whether the country is capable of properly regulating and maintaining its existing nuclear reactors, never mind a third generation of nuclear tech." Uh, no. False dichotomy. New technology is better. We should be building brand new big nuclear power plants and while retiring some of the smaller old ones. You say, “The reactor’s shady history is likely to make even conservatives skeptical of whether the country is capable of properly regulating and maintaining its existing nuclear reactors, never mind a third generation of nuclear tech.”

Uh, no. False dichotomy. New technology is better. We should be building brand new big nuclear power plants and while retiring some of the smaller old ones.

]]> By: gaurdro http://inhabitat.com/vermont-yankee-nuclear-reactor-set-to-shut-down/comment-page-1/#comment-209682 gaurdro Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:46:59 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=89078#comment-209682 This is misleading. Tritium is a scary word that means a certain isotope of hydrogen that is naturally occuring in measurable abundance in the water we drink. yes it is radioactive, but with a 4,500 day half life. ionizing radiation (which all radioactive isotopes emit) itself is radioactive, so to imply specifically hydrogen 3 has been linked to cancer makes it sound a lot worse than it is. out of everything that could be leaking out of a reactor, a little hydrogen-3 isn't all that bad. This is misleading. Tritium is a scary word that means a certain isotope of hydrogen that is naturally occuring in measurable abundance in the water we drink. yes it is radioactive, but with a 4,500 day half life. ionizing radiation (which all radioactive isotopes emit) itself is radioactive, so to imply specifically hydrogen 3 has been linked to cancer makes it sound a lot worse than it is.

out of everything that could be leaking out of a reactor, a little hydrogen-3 isn’t all that bad.

]]> By: Kate Raven http://inhabitat.com/vermont-yankee-nuclear-reactor-set-to-shut-down/comment-page-1/#comment-209675 Kate Raven Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:51:59 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=89078#comment-209675 A HUGE Thank You Vermont and to all of those who have worked very hard on this issue. A HUGE Thank You Vermont and to all of those who have worked very hard on this issue.

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