Comments on: Toshiba creates home Nuclear power plant

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 06:02:30 +0000

It amazes me how few people know the facts about modern nuclear power.

Look up “passive reactor” and you’ll find out that it is physically impossible for a modern reactor to explosively melt down.

By: Erik

Erik — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 17:08:12 +0000

This idea of personal nuclear power has massive global implications due to the fact oil would be less dependent upon and oil rich countries would loose out on revenue. The only way home reactors would be accepted by culture is if these units were safe and reliable. Now all that uranium needed is another topic but a home needing no gas and electricity for 20 years sounds nice. A very complicated issue but a positive one however. The only thing holding nuclear power on a commercial level back, in my opinion is the unfortunate fact we killed millions of innocent people in 1945 by unleashing the worst capabilities nuclear power could produce. I strongly back the use of nuclear power not only b/c it would lessen the need for oil, take out some of the incredible power oil has on this world and have uranium regulated in a way that’s positive. I have only one image when nuclear energy pops in my head and that is “NUCLEAR WAR” easy ,but we don’t need weapons grade uranium to run lets say a home reactor or a state reactor and so on. Maybe a new form of energy will be discovered and let us approach the limits of light speed or have a vehicle with no emissions. Our culture is a young one and is in for a many problems ie over population, poverty,hunger and so on. WE are a form of life in this universe with little knowledge on whats out there when u look at the stars. We rely on the sun for everything and it’s a huge mass of nuclear energy. And we don’t consider the sun as a bad thing. We need a breakthrough and be able to explore; just like Columbus did, it’s the only way this culture will survive.

By: Jake Parker

Jake Parker — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:14:14 +0000

Well it appears every single person who has posted on this page thus far (especially the author) is a complete and total moron. It just so happens that the Toshiba power plant is not designed in any way that is even close to those that were designed 30 years ago (which have a chance to meltdown). If all you hippies would pull your pipes out of your asses and research (or even think) before you speak, you’d know that 1) There is no possible way to build a nuclear warhead from nuclear waste. 2) It is a physical IMPOSSIBILITY for the Toshiba design to meltdown, it will simply shut off. 3) The material (small pellets which can be safely handled with a naked hand) in said Toshiba plant are 100% recyclable, and therefore yield no waste. Why don’t you all grow up.

By: Rocket

Rocket — Sun, 25 May 2008 21:49:00 +0000

Well all those comments, if true, makes it better. The less people we have the better. More for us..

By: C.R.

C.R. — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 07:58:09 +0000

Those so called nearly five decades of “safe” nuclear reactor operations were not so safe, if the author of this article had done his research he would have known that there have been many, many accidents and close calls. And loss of life in some of the accidents. In addition there is a regular release of radioactive gas that builds up and it has been known and published that there is a much higher incidence of cancers and other diseases nearby and down wind from nuclear reactors. But you don’t need to believe me, consult the noted and mainstream Nuclear physicist Michio Kaku.

By: MIchael Brannaka

MIchael Brannaka — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:31:12 +0000

what do you with nuclear wast? & what if this go to wrong hand; it chould build nuclear warhead or nuclear bomb.

By: MIchael Brannaka

MIchael Brannaka — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 21:31:23 +0000

That nuclear power plant for home owner is stupid; very bad idea.

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