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markmc03 for the pointer.markmc03 for the pointer.Yet more unprocessed pro-nuke b.s. (aka concentrated evil) gets outed.
Did Chernobyl Leave an Eden for Wildlife? - NY Times - 28 Aug 07
"Timothy A. Mousseau, a biologist at the University of South Carolina and co-director of the university’s Chernobyl research initiative, said there had not been systematic studies of wildlife there. 'When we sat down to review the literature, we realized that most of these claims were just that — claims,' he said.
So Dr. Mousseau and his co-director, Anders P. Moller of Pierre and Marie Curie University in Paris, decided to systematically study the animals they know best: birds. Wearing a protective suit, Dr. Moller conducted simple bird counts throughout the zone. Radiation levels were measured at each site.
Close to 1,600 birds were counted, representing 57 species. But as the researchers report in Biology Letters, both the number of species and abundance of individual birds declined with increasing radiation levels. For example, the most contaminated sites had about two-thirds fewer birds than those with normal levels of radiation."
Yet more unprocessed pro-nuke b.s. (aka concentrated evil) gets outed.
Did Chernobyl Leave an Eden for Wildlife? - NY Times - 28 Aug 07
"Timothy A. Mousseau, a biologist at the University of South Carolina and co-director of the university’s Chernobyl research initiative, said there had not been systematic studies of wildlife there. 'When we sat down to review the literature, we realized that most of these claims were just that — claims,' he said.
So Dr. Mousseau and his co-director, Anders P. Moller of Pierre and Marie Curie University in Paris, decided to systematically study the animals they know best: birds. Wearing a protective suit, Dr. Moller conducted simple bird counts throughout the zone. Radiation levels were measured at each site.
Close to 1,600 birds were counted, representing 57 species. But as the researchers report in Biology Letters, both the number of species and abundance of individual birds declined with increasing radiation levels. For example, the most contaminated sites had about two-thirds fewer birds than those with normal levels of radiation."
Aw, heck, what with about 500 billion already tossed into our recent adventures in nation building, what's 50 billion among old friends? It's all funny money these days.
Energy Bill Could Hurt Taxpayers with Nuclear Handouts - Union of Concerned Scientists - 10 Sept 07
"The Senate's version of the energy bill, which will soon go into conference committee to be reconciled with the House version, contains a provision that alters federal loan guarantees and will shortchange renewable energy projects and burden taxpayers with funding costly nuclear power projects.
Sen. Pete Domenici (R-N.M.), a long-time nuclear industry ally, inserted language in the Senate version of the bill that would significantly change the Department of Energy loan guarantee program for new energy technologies that reduce global warming pollution. Under the new provision, nuclear power projects could consume the vast majority of loans—more than $50 billion in 2008 and 2009."
"Historically, nuclear plant construction cost estimates are notoriously inaccurate, Block said, and often result in cost over-runs. Data from the Energy Information Agency (EIA) shows that the first wave of nuclear plant construction had between 209 percent to 381 percent cost over-runs. These, among other factors, led to cancellation of about 50 percent of the planned reactors.
The situation today is no different. New nuclear power projects in the United Kingdom and Finland are experiencing higher-than-anticipated costs and construction delays. Canada's newest plant, the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station, east of Toronto, cost more than $13 billion (U.S.), seven times more than the first cost estimates.
Under the loan guarantee program, U.S. taxpayers would be automatically required to cover any defaults on the loans."
Bless our little pea-pickin' souls.
Aw, heck, what with about 500 billion already tossed into our recent adventures in nation building, what's 50 billion among old friends? It's all funny money these days.
Energy Bill Could Hurt Taxpayers with Nuclear Handouts - Union of Concerned Scientists - 10 Sept 07
"The Senate's version of the energy bill, which will soon go into conference committee to be reconciled with the House version, contains a provision that alters federal loan guarantees and will shortchange renewable energy projects and burden taxpayers with funding costly nuclear power projects.
Sen. Pete Domenici (R-N.M.), a long-time nuclear industry ally, inserted language in the Senate version of the bill that would significantly change the Department of Energy loan guarantee program for new energy technologies that reduce global warming pollution. Under the new provision, nuclear power projects could consume the vast majority of loans—more than $50 billion in 2008 and 2009."
"Historically, nuclear plant construction cost estimates are notoriously inaccurate, Block said, and often result in cost over-runs. Data from the Energy Information Agency (EIA) shows that the first wave of nuclear plant construction had between 209 percent to 381 percent cost over-runs. These, among other factors, led to cancellation of about 50 percent of the planned reactors.
The situation today is no different. New nuclear power projects in the United Kingdom and Finland are experiencing higher-than-anticipated costs and construction delays. Canada's newest plant, the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station, east of Toronto, cost more than $13 billion (U.S.), seven times more than the first cost estimates.
Under the loan guarantee program, U.S. taxpayers would be automatically required to cover any defaults on the loans."
Bless our little pea-pickin' souls.
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