Re: Powering Oahu from Lanai
- From: "Lawrence Akutagawa" <lakuNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2007 23:05:01 -0000
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I don't know why I've chosen to style myself as a solitary
spokesperson slash advocate for nuclear power in Hawaii, but
so be
it... Certainly, safe disposal of nuclear waste is a very
important
concern, however, reactor designs commonly implemented in the
past
have been quite "dirty" with much waste being left over after
the fuel
is spent.
/snip/
Nice discussion, but still does not address on which of the eight
islands
the spent nuclear waste - in however "much smaller quantities" -
will be
stored.
/snip/.
I do not think that should be a primary issue.
Still dodges the key issue of which island all the spent nuclear
waste will
be stored on. Regardless of what you think or don't think, this is
an issue
that island folks need to confront if in fact nuclear energy is to
be viable
there. It's kinda like if you decide upon a chicken farm, you
need to
decide upfront what to do with all that chicken manure. Or do you
as a
prospective chicken farmer really think that chicken manure
disposal is not
a primary issue to be considered?
My suggestion is that waste storage be provided at or near the reactor
site to minimize handling and transport of the waste. So, whatever
island the reactor is on is the island the waste will be stored on.
My suggestion is to drill bore holes deep into crustal rock. In the
case of Hawaii, this could occur offshore. Then, properly
containerized waste would be lowered into the bores and permanently
sealed into them. Buried down that far the waste would not be near
aquifers or any living thing. Also, barring our tectonic plate
turning over like a flapjack, the waste could be expected to be safely
entombed for a time period measurable in geologic time.
Egads - a flurry of posts. I'll answer this one, my answer being
applicable
to all of Niu-boy's posts...
Still dodging the question as to which island is to be storage site
of the
spent nuclear waste. There are eight major islands that comprise the
state.
The question I pose is straightforward and simple - on which of these
eight
islands would you propose storing that waste - whatever the quantity,
however close/far from the reactor, and whatever criteria you use for
your
recommendation? If you really need me to list the individual islands, I
would be more than happy to do so should you have any difficulty in
figuring
out their names. And if you really don't understand my question such
that
you need clarification, then just say so and I'll try to simplify my
question....maybe even make it multiple choice. Or break it down
into a set
of more simple, direct questions.
So pick an island...any island...and this discussion can proceed from
there
in terms of where on that island you would store/bury those wastes
["offshore" is a rather generic location - much like "onshore"]. But
first - the island, please.
.
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