tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post114960929303892851..comments2024-03-07T02:00:01.582-05:00Comments on NEI Nuclear Notes: NAS Report: Political, Regulatory and Financial Hurdles Complicate Indian Point ClosureUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-1149655021109939112006-06-07T00:37:00.000-04:002006-06-07T00:37:00.000-04:00No, it isn't an oversight; it's merely outside the...No, it isn't an oversight; it's merely outside the realm of the report. Or so the authors thought.Stewart Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05558095937453599908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-1149612457766869832006-06-06T12:47:00.000-04:002006-06-06T12:47:00.000-04:00One interesting fact in the report is that more th...One interesting fact in the report is that more than 10% of the electricity generated in NY state is generated by burning oil. The five nuclear power plants generate 14%. So there need to be at least three new nuclear power plants built in New York just to offset most of the oil being burned.<BR/><BR/>Overall the report is grossly deficient because it doesn't mention the known health and safety hazards of the replacement power. Given the level of knowledge of the participants, this cannot merely be an oversight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com