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« Reply #15 on: June 01, 2008, 02:57:32 PM »
We are in total agreement for once Grump. 
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« Reply #16 on: June 01, 2008, 02:58:25 PM »
Electricity generated by nuclear plants is the most expensive utility-supplied electricity in the United States.

More expensive than electricity generated from coal, oil, natural gas, etc.
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« Reply #17 on: June 01, 2008, 03:17:58 PM »
What effect would the US converting to nuclear to power cities have on the OPEC nations? 
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« Reply #18 on: June 01, 2008, 03:25:37 PM »
Quote from: BIGTEX on June 01, 2008, 02:58:25 PM
Electricity generated by nuclear plants is the most expensive utility-supplied electricity in the United States.

More expensive than electricity generated from coal, oil, natural gas, etc.

I thought nuclear was cheaper? It is cleaner, right?
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« Reply #19 on: June 01, 2008, 04:51:46 PM »
Quote from: BIGTEX on June 01, 2008, 02:58:25 PM
Electricity generated by nuclear plants is the most expensive utility-supplied electricity in the United States.

More expensive than electricity generated from coal, oil, natural gas, etc.

is this due to attached regulation, regulation designed to discourage the employment of nuclear technology.  always wondered why the states did not form a coalition per se employing electric vehicles for all non-emergency govt vehicles??  if for instance the govs of 50 states approached gm and said they were looking for electric powered vehicles, would gm say we can't help you??
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Quote from: they call me MR. GRUMPY god damn it! on June 01, 2008, 04:51:46 PM
Quote from: BIGTEX on June 01, 2008, 02:58:25 PM
Electricity generated by nuclear plants is the most expensive utility-supplied electricity in the United States.

More expensive than electricity generated from coal, oil, natural gas, etc.

is this due to attached regulation, regulation designed to discourage the employment of nuclear technology. 

Good question. I was thinking the same thing.
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« Reply #21 on: June 01, 2008, 06:04:18 PM »
Quote from: BIGTEX on June 01, 2008, 02:58:25 PM
Electricity generated by nuclear plants is the most expensive utility-supplied electricity in the United States.

More expensive than electricity generated from coal, oil, natural gas, etc.

well obviously this would depend on the initial cost of those raw materials -- coal, oil and natural gas

as you are so fond of pointing out, oil and nat gas have spiked quite a bit over the past year

so this is not an absolute -- and the other points about regulation are very good ones as well
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