[geeks] Global warming, was Mr Bill?

[Shannon Hendrix]

On Sep 23, 2008, at 00:42 , Sridhar Ayengar wrote:

> wa2egp at att.net wrote:
>> Fossil fuels (and nuclear) are not sustainable.
>
> Nuclear is sustainable.

I should have said, not current nuclear power.

> Hydrogen fusion power fits the definition of "nuclear power".

Fusion is also proving incredibly resistant to pragmatic usage.

I think we'll do it eventually, but not sure about it happening soon.

> Hell, fission is sustainable enough for most purposes.  It's far  
> more fuel-efficient than fossil-fuels.

Maybe, I've heard that it's also fairly short-term until we make  
changes in reactor design and how we handle spent fuel.


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