Nuclear power in your back yard, yea or nea?

johngalway · 26-04-2010 11:24PM #1

Hi folks,

Posting this here to reach a wide audience compared to more specialised forums (no insult intended!).

Just watching Frontline (I lie, not really paying attention, it's just on) and they're mentioning Nuclear power amongst other things. What I would like to find out is, how many people in Ireland would be prepared to accept a properly built, properly run, modern Nuclear power plant withing 25 miles of their home?

On purpose I have not said, in Co. Galway, in Co. Wexford as a resident of Connemara, a plant in Wexford would have minimal impact on me here. So instead I say the plant is to be located within 25 miles of where you live, where ever that may be.

Over to ye

ATB,

John

Teferi · 26-04-2010 11:26PM

Nah.

ScumLord · 26-04-2010 11:28PM

Of course! Haven't you read any comics, radioactive waste gives you awesome superpowers don't you know.

orourkeda · 26-04-2010 11:28PM

Yes.

However, to say we lack expertise in the area may rank as an understatement.

MaybeLogic · 26-04-2010 11:28PM

I'll go with the former head of Greenpeace on this one.

alwaysadub · 26-04-2010 11:29PM

Would Homer Simpson be working in it?

sxt · 26-04-2010 11:35PM

johngalway wrote: »

Hi folks,

Just watching Frontline (I lie, not really paying attention, it's just on) and they're mentioning Nuclear power amongst other things. What I would like to find out is, how many people in Ireland would be prepared to accept a properly built, properly run, modern Nuclear power plant withing 25 miles of their home?

The reality is...in this current economic climate...looking forward...not a chance Ireland will have a properly run, well built, Modern nuclear power station...in the for-seeable future...

starbelgrade · 26-04-2010 11:37PM

The government are already looking seriously into this & plan to advertise their wish to seek out suitable locations in tomorrow's newspapers, with the tagline..

"Would you like to sell a field?"

landsleaving · 26-04-2010 11:37PM

Up and atom.

Wibbs · 26-04-2010 11:38PM

Yes.

IvySlayer · 26-04-2010 11:39PM

I wouldn't mind, I still have my iodine tablets they sent!

Posy · 26-04-2010 11:41PM

Better check the sell by date on those in case..

Fear Uladh · 26-04-2010 11:41PM

Yep. A cheaper longer lasting resource. Also more importantly, will piss off the greens.

IvySlayer · 26-04-2010 11:42PM

Posy wrote: »

Better check the sell by date on those in case..

They don't degrade.

Caco · 26-04-2010 11:43PM

IvySlayer wrote: »

I wouldn't mind, I still have my iodine tablets they sent!

They're out of date!!! :eek:

L.Jenkins · 26-04-2010 11:43PM

If they throw in some weapons grade plutonium and TNT, ratio 2:1 I have no problems. Otherwise, I don't want some three eyed children.

26-04-2010 11:43PM

I wouldn't mind it being close.. As long as I can't see it, I don't care about it being beside me.
Ye do realize that's steam that comes out the stacks? Not cancer.

seithon · 26-04-2010 11:44PM

As long as it is a modern design, built properly and run correctly I'd have no problem living within 10 miles of a nuclear power plant.

On the other hand I wouldn't want to be within 50 miles of a coal power plant.

IvySlayer · 26-04-2010 11:44PM

Caco wrote: »

They're out of date!!! :eek:

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

starbelgrade · 26-04-2010 11:44PM

djhunter30 wrote: »

I don't want some three eyed children.

They'd be safer if they'd an eye in the back of their head.

RolandIRL · 26-04-2010 11:46PM

since it was discussed on the frontline, maybe pat kenny could give his field for the site for the nuclear plant

landsleaving · 26-04-2010 11:47PM

Deleted User wrote: »

I wouldn't mind it being close.. As long as I can't see it, I don't care about it being beside me.
Ye do realize that's steam that comes out the stacks? Not cancer.

Don't you read the newspaper? everything gives you cancer.