tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988140646771956147.post2892955524964267644..comments2023-04-14T15:29:44.314+01:00Comments on Themes of deterioration: The case for nuclear powerMarcus Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16925043915797768405noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988140646771956147.post-32069136486360322522009-11-04T17:47:28.811+00:002009-11-04T17:47:28.811+00:00it was more supposed to be a brief overview of eve...it was more supposed to be a brief overview of everything, i didnt want to get too technical about the chernobyl thing, like going into the reason for the explosion and the nature of the plant, it was more supposed to facilitate the fact that although it is potentially so dangerous it is still a price i would be willing to pay.<br /><br />and again with the russian thing i felt that going too much into the ukraine situation would detract from the main point i wanted to make, that the lights are about to go out.<br /><br />didnt know about that enzyme though, il look it up now.<br /><br />I also deliberately ignored renewable resources as they currently make up less than 5% of our power output and although this is being increased there are so many contesting figures as to what amount they will actually produce due to so many varying factors, i felt that it would be detrimental to add information that was not set in stone.<br /><br />cheers for the feedback though!Marcus Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16925043915797768405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988140646771956147.post-3129656775921321522009-11-04T16:48:45.380+00:002009-11-04T16:48:45.380+00:00Hope you don't balk at critical analysis, tryi...Hope you don't balk at critical analysis, trying to be helpful.<br />Started off very well, then covered some very well known facts about Chernobyl. Then, didn't say a word about how things have changed since then, nor that that plant should not have been live, as its design was one that had been deemed too dangerous for use many years before the accident.<br />I don't think you went into the Russian Political issues quite enough either; these are much less understood than that about Chernobyl so should've got more explanation.<br />Incidentally, I wholeheartedly agree with you that Nuclear is the only practical choice we currently have for energy (although again disagree with you regarding emissions; there's an enzyme in the stomach of a kangaroo, and a concrete substitute called megacrete, that would stop over 50% of our emissions, if only we bothered to develop them).Duncannoreply@blogger.com