Nuclear Power

That the globe as saying. That. New englanders this is kind of shocking new englanders are more resistant. Got to nuclear power than other parts of the country why would that -- well I'd I'd skeptical would be too -- to do would who who would not be strong enough word about new englanders receptivity to a we remain -- at least in comparison to other parts of the country adamantly oppose strongly opposed. And -- I find myself once again -- at odds with general public thinking on this if I was. The governor. You know could put together a little consortium of mayors or regional effort. I would absolutely positively seriously propose. A new. Nuclear plant somewhere in Massachusetts. Designed to address an offset some of the pressure we're feeling on fossil fuels global warming so on and so forth. I think the I think the evidence is Ian I think it can and does operate safely and soundly. In a contributes absolutely nothing. Zero. It's a global warming so what strikes me as odd that groups like mass per good Vermont purge and some of those other published allegedly public interest groups. So -- so viscerally opposed to two nuclear power.

Well -- it seems to me it's a left over feel good thing from the seventies going to Woodstock yeah moment yeah exactly. You think of you think of hallucinations. Jimi Hendrix. And no nukes and -- yet -- go to the other and I think it's kind of like the Obama movement part of the -- But -- part of what got liberals so excited about the idea of electing somebody completely unqualified for the office with no experience to. To justify. Is that. He he made them feel like they were creating something outrageous like they did in the sixties -- want different chat room and have -- bigger than just in different they want to do something. Outrageous they want to show their power it was like that back in college and they could take over the administration -- that could shut down the camp yet they could shut down -- an old building is any truck yeah that was a that was exciting hey we actually have power and and that feeling I guess is still there with the whole nuclear.

apparently with some an -- and again for the life for me with with told many many things by a lot of the advocates and activists in these movements these. Public interest research group's mass per Vermont per into the to that quickly quickly come to mind. Can we are told that we must find ways to do renewable energy divorce ourselves from fossil fuels. Correct our imbalance the balance of payments that would make whole variety things and a sexually massive change because of global and a climate change this is the only way that you can do -- also told by many people. That we can learn. We can learn and should have mimic more frequently Europe. Europe is racing. To nuclear power. With the speed of -- thawra what does this get 80% of more than 80%. Of its power. Germany. The brits the UK. Countries all across Asia racing -- it as well and somehow are on the Kia in what I would call one of the scientific centers of the world. It's still looked upon as if -- some kind of witchcraft that nuclear power can't possibly be safe can't possibly be sustained. And and this is coming to a head up and Vermont specifically because Vermont Yankee its operating license is coming to an end. They're going to file a petition for a twenty year extension on that in some of these activists Jimi Hendrix activists don't you talk about you know edited -- demonstrating in the streets I have.

All for a -- asteroid so hot Texas of one of those rare occasions when your with the majority. One more Americans than ever support nuclear power right now it's at 59%. Bid beating -- high for 199515. I percent of Americans favor nuclear power when he 7% strongly favor the development of new nuclear power that's a pretty incredible so. We wanted to discuss -- with -- 6172666. Seats succeed how do you feel about new -- well I think it's an exciting thing all of our pin this makes me who I just turn green. Ha ha ha ha ha -- Stephen west rocks very good morning -- WRKO.

It's gentlemen good morning I gotta say I I rarely agree with it and I I shouldn't your show every day because they're really enjoyed it thank Tuesday. I I'm managing editor for nuclear publication. I want you to -- no clues tell us what this. Site it's called nuclear street it's not -- the web at triple W nuclear street dot com we will check in the and I cannot answer some -- your question. What the question you -- is you know why are so many people oppose the nuclear power. And the reason for that is there's been a lot of -- disinformation. And and this information. About the facts about nuclear power of people think that -- their power generates higher level waste. That last spurt out without ears and the fact is. Radioactive waste if I hit their low level and -- skirt and without the years or high level and lasts for a couple of weeks.

All right wire they're still fights over Yucca mountain and all this stuff about what to do with the that the -- how to yeah how to store the spent rods and show.

Okay going to shock here guys but people have been misinformed. While -- the liberal media has may be twisted to submit. Well you know I don't lot of light fingered Jane Fonda are out -- did the right direction and China syndrome. But the fact is that plutonium is carbon output it matter that means that the radiation will not penetrate newspaper. Skin and in the open air only travel about and animators. -- Up to try to describe everything you get a pacemaker because that's what powers pacemakers.

Wait so you're saying the whole thing is a hoax.

Not a hoax are hoaxes that tend to be deliberate but I try it out. The founder of Greenpeace. Is now very vehemently pro nuclear and very global about it but but it throughout. Doctor Patrick who are Dutch court for a look at upon.

Well he's the same one who's. Fighting the global warming movement right.

gap is. You know basically saying that he. Not gonna have global warping effect that critical was.

stay -- stay with regard to -- the facility here in Plymouth Massachusetts -- up -- Vermont Yankee. The united does seem to be continuing controversy about the spent fuel rods is the editor and as a knowledgeable guy and the stuff. What would you do what would you recommend to you know some. Energy policy committee down on congress -- to to the Obama White House and if if this stuff is as kind of mild and Hamas as you suggest.

Well I. Really glad that that question of when the nuclear energy initiative was started in this country. These racial planned which would. Suggests that this was the session at which scientists. Who created the technology. -- to recycle. The nuclear -- 99%. Of the material that comes out of a nuclear rod. Can be -- use. Jimmy Carter was afraid that somebody was going to make a bomb out of it. Which can be done but it's not very effective -- much that much better -- verbalize their. Our commitment they show -- not. And so where most countries like France Lithuania. Turn 99%. Of their nuclear waste into 1% of their nuclear waste. -- only side to just -- not --

Quick quick quick well we're at a time for this segment but if that the arguments about cost are those costs only because of the resistance of the anti nuke movement.

But the fact is that you know he would Mark -- is that there's lies damn lies and and their statistics the fact is that. Banks would not be lighting opt. To finance these projects if there a little loose money. Generating nuclear power comes in -- about -- cents a kilowatt hour. And actual gas fired generation content anywhere from eighteen to twice that.

I'll have brought -- costs at OK we got away and went out at a time for the top job now that the art making and are there other topics are stating it would get -- calls back in a moment on -- M 680 WRKO. What club did you. With a lot of different drivers -- there's only one drive what's all that 567 irons to those of their wayward tonight the shorter club short. So there's one driver on the goal line just the only the only used to drive the future like that having quality -- so we're talking about nukes not for the cars as it yet but hope.

Only someday we'll all have our own little nuclear powered cars shall be delightful. -- Huge generators of nuclear waste exactly how they make you -- X rays and.

keeps top X rays and dollar rest of that stuff now they have to treated in a certain way and make sure it's segregated and taken off site. I just think look this is this is a pretty obvious and easy call. I do get frustrated that the political systems sometimes seems to terrified people and intimidate people who were in the system -- Borrowed you know a legislatively or governor or somebody can and should take the ball and say you know what. Nothing to be afraid of he would gonna we're gonna eliminate coal natural gas we gonna get those costs to cost differentials and stuff like that. And and and an -- just take advantage of that kind of stuff so I I just I think opportunities to being missed. Think the Europeans are grabbing desperate countries in UNH are grabbing at their nuclear power. And -- kind of stark back and that retro seventies Iraq.

If it's too bad because we've got to embrace the future it in having talking points and might not be accurate is in the way to go how do you feel about nukes or your form -- get around. I think it's time Tom thinks it's time guy capsules diva from nuclear street thinks it's time no one feared by the way of Vermont's electricity one -- now they have at that have a lot of saw -- was one -- people but once -- it comes from nuclear 25%. Of the electrical usage you know we England. Comes from nuclear by wanna how many people. And then the French of course who we want to copy and every way possible -- 80% a loss of their eighty they're electricity at him minutes.

And they've been doing that for long time so think of the money they have not sent to the Middle -- yes thick of the strength relative strength of their currency because of that do you think of that the climate. Advantages that they may or may not have gained but at least not -- on the fossil fuel -- taken what matter -- and and -- to the -- or elsewhere. It's these these -- gains not to be sniffed that.

And for us it's more of an emergency because -- the national security imperative we need to stop importing oil from overseas it nukes can help. That's from way more important global warming would be if global warming were legitimate you know if.

If I think of president Barack a bomber in the subject of energy energy independence and why did two things even you might be converted to the Barack's want to found. And one of them would be nuclear power in the other one would be offshore drilling on -- in our coastal waters. We we're gonna pay Americans as opposed to paying somebody else -- pay Americans to do the exploration. The pumping the distillation off all of that stuff let's pay our selves and generate our own wealth and our own independent and nuclear is absolutely.

So why did it elevated. Reckoned bus -- morning bells and I don't think that's contradictory I love the Windmills to know we can have the news make the Windmills or -- make everybody feel really good the victorious and come good morning racked up.

Good morning how the going to want to -- it more. I can say always agree I think I think -- really couldn't partly it's for nuclear energy but I guess they just want to make one point. That you know we use a little while ago expel our contract won't help newspapers want look into the future just -- focusing on the here and now. And I guess when it comes to energy there's a similar concept in what President Obama -- a lot of criticism sport. In trying to you know do something about energy a lot of a lot of the and that would you want to make in such things -- infrastructure and the -- great and all that kind of stopped. At least gives some. Flexibility to the future for things like solar and wind condition to around the nation efficiently and effectively. So it's -- they -- they're broad effect early economies drive is quote and -- quick -- could very well be that except Eric. And so. No President Obama to go lot of criticism from the from the right up bogus but it is equally as important as looking at what's Billups would now like a --

I -- smart grids absolutely have to take advantage of the technological opportunity because some of those other things I'm a big fan of wind. But there -- days sometimes days -- and in a row days on the you know several days in -- we don't have wind he can't be with.

A powerful tar -- about solar. -- sun doesn't shine every day lot of good -- going to see it today that's exactly right Donald implements your NW RKO.

I comment but hey guys I've lived right next door to the program -- back in the seventy's -- second power plant here. Thank you -- if they went forward with that again imagine that jobs they would treat in this area a second nuclear -- and implement. The land.

As you know the EU have a huge amount of land down the -- and you've got a pretty good track record on that planned. For the town while the real -- match -- and for the state of probably several hundred general and probably several hundred -- does all the work. All right coming over and talk about Chrysler in the meltdown in Detroit wants to.