Wednesday, June 20, 2007

the nuclear debate - You can guarantee that uranium will not reach the hands of rogue nations

You can guarantee that uranium will not reach the hands of rogue nations

No you cannot. After you sell your uranium to a ‘trusted’ country, most likely at the highest price, then it is possible for that country to sell it off to another country. In other words, you cannot control the uranium once it is out of your hands.
If it somehow reaches the hands of a country of organization that wants to blow up another country’s national icon, than what is to stop them creating a more devastating effect?

Wednesday, June 6, 2007

The Nuclear debate - Nuclear reactors are not safe.

Nuclear reactors are not safe.
While the nuclear reactor disasters in Manhattan Island and Chernobyl showed nuclear reactors then were not safe, the Chernobyl disaster was worse because shortcuts were taken in the safety of the place (and safety is not likely to be a factor again if we ever learn things from accidents), my concern lies with someone who is willing enough to blow the place up. Chances guarantee that there will be at least one person willing enough to try. If such a thing happens, then the consequences will be worse than that of Chernobyl.