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California is actually in the middle of shutting down the last nuclear source they have. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diablo_Canyon_Power_Plant#Closure_in_202

• gricardo99 8y ago
  The sooner it shuts down the better, given the design and risks of the plant[1] 1 - https://www.ucsusa.org/nuclear-power/nuclear-power-accidents/diablo-canyon-earthquake-seismic-risk https://www.ucsusa.org/nuclear-power/nuclear-power-accidents...
  • nickik 8y ago
    Absolute bullshit. Its one of the best run and safest nuclear plants in the world. Union of concerned scientists is nothing but an anti-nuclear lobbying group the same as Greenpeace and others. All they do is spread FUD or outright lies.
    • adrr 8y ago
      I am pro-nuclear and agree that it needs to be shut down. Any nuclear power plant that wasn't built this century needs to go away, we should not be running any pressurized water reactors. The latest generation of nuclear power plants are very safe and have passive nuclear safety which requires no active measures to shut down a reactor safely which significantly reduces the risk of a meltdown. The biggest problem with nuclear power is old generation power plants that fail and cause negative sentiment towards nuclear power. I really hope we invest in generation IV nuclear power plants which deal with reducing nuclear waste and adds even more safety. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_IV_reactor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_IV_reactor
      • nickik 8y ago
        Its insane to shut down something liek 20% of the nations power supply that is zero carbon. The current generation has its problems but shutting down before end of life is a absolutely insane idea in every possible way. You can't magically replace 20% of the nations energy production with GenIV reactors. That not how technology works. GenIV reactors are great and the companies building them will hopefully do it in the 2020 but to even then, the focus should be on replacing coal not existing nuclear.
    • gricardo99 8y ago
      Do you have any references for your assertions about "best run and safest nuclear plants in the world"? Management of the plant does not discount the safety concerns with the plant location and design, of which there are many critics [1] 1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diablo_Canyon_earthquake_vulnerability https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diablo_Canyon_earthquake_vulne...
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