No oil spills with the nuclear option

Is nuclear fission going to make a comeback and plug the gap in our energy needs? Will nuclear fusion ever become energetically viable?

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Aurora

No oil spills with the nuclear option

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The Guardian - 23/05/10

Nuclear power is a safer, more environmentally friendly source of electricity. So why does the US still rely on coal and oil instead?

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That's a great piece :)
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But much of the CO2 emissions are created in another country, so don't matter :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :roll: :roll: .

I did consider moving to Glastonbury, but it's downwind of Hinkley. I used to live to the west of it, so if it went bang would hopefully have survived. Unless the wind was in the wrong direction!
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