tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post476455483534475264..comments2024-03-07T02:00:01.582-05:00Comments on NEI Nuclear Notes: FAIR's "Hoax of Eco-Friendly Nuclear Energy"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-29190537753788000142010-10-22T15:44:58.954-04:002010-10-22T15:44:58.954-04:00Not alot of comments for the past two years. As fa...Not alot of comments for the past two years. As far as the radiation from a banana being equal to that of a nuclear power plant Here are two newspaper articles to consider : Jan.6th 1993 North Adams Transcript : 6 children born with Downs syndrome within 3 miles of each other in the Deerfield river valley in proximity of Yankee Rowe Atomic reactor.<br />July 2nd 2009 Brattleboro Reformer:<br />Slightly higher incidence of Leukemia in the 6 towns surounding Vermont Yankee. Some Banana Huh ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-41251102545992068072009-11-23T13:29:37.794-05:002009-11-23T13:29:37.794-05:00The most recent calculation of reactor accident co...The most recent calculation of reactor accident consequences is the SOARCA report by NRC Staff<br />(still in progress)<br />Among the doozys in this baby is <br />the statement : 1 accident every <br />1 000 000 reactor hours.That's 114years. Yeah well we've had 4 partial meltdowns in the USA since the 1950's and none of those plants were running more than 15 years. Another doozy is the premise :an estimated 71 000 people evacuated in 6 hours. They consider that a success. Well under intense radioactive conditions it would be anything but<br />successful. Hey without nuclear the NRC would be out of a job. That's why the SOARCA is a major puff piece for the nuclear industry. As they say you need a lot of lipstick for that pig.hitchiker123https://www.blogger.com/profile/00547420100814563189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-82944950834840137922008-02-23T02:33:00.000-05:002008-02-23T02:33:00.000-05:00What the hell is this bull about "Received money f...What the hell is this bull about "Received money from a nuclear company." Jeez you would think that they're suggesting it's bad for companies to donate money anyway. And anything touched by a for-profit company that makes reactors must be "EVIL EVIL EVIL" "Oh my god don't listen to NEI. They get funding from the Industry"<BR/><BR/>So? What's the problem. All other industries are allowed to donate money and do public outreach but not nuclear energy?<BR/><BR/>Question: If GE makes a grant is that good or bad? I mean they make coal burning plants and wind mills and nuclear reactors too, right?<BR/><BR/><BR/>This is more of the same name-calling bull that you get from those who don't actually have a leg to stand on.Steve Packardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16848066611904465368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-11635891013746093472008-02-19T16:41:00.000-05:002008-02-19T16:41:00.000-05:00Perhaps I am being nitpicky, but you would think t...Perhaps I am being nitpicky, but you would think that an organization devoted to accuracy in reporting would do some basic fact-checking before putting an article on the web. This article quotes an earlier "<A HREF="http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=3164" REL="nofollow">Action Alert</A>" by saying that, "...$250,000 and $500,000 from Constellation Energy, which belongs to Nustart Energy, a 10-company consortium pushing for new nuclear power plant construction." A simple visit to <A HREF="http://www.nustartenergy.com/Consortium.aspx" REL="nofollow">Nustart's website</A> reveals that Constellation is not one of the 10 members and in fact, that none of it's members 'belong' to Nustart. Again, I know it's nitpicky, but those sorts of things erode their credibility in my opinion.TJ Mortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068502275743672128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-36106379231141469892008-02-17T06:02:00.000-05:002008-02-17T06:02:00.000-05:00I wonder how much NPR has received from fossil fue...I wonder how much NPR has received from fossil fuel interests? I know that many of its key programs are funded by groups like the Pew Charitable Trusts (founded by the family of Sun Oil Company founder Joseph N. Pew - <A HREF="http://www.pewtrusts.org/about_us_history.aspx" REL="nofollow">History of the Pew Charitable Trusts</A>), the <A HREF="http://www.rockfound.org/about_us/history/timeline.shtml" REL="nofollow">Rockefeller Foundation</A> (founded by oil monopolist John D. Rockefeller) and Chevron.Rod Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03652375336090790205noreply@blogger.com