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VK6BE > FUEL 16.11.07 04:18l 47 Lines 2150 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: Re: Fuel for thought
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From: VK6BE@VK2TV.#MNC.NSW.AUS.OC
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I agree, Tony. I think there are potential problems being thrown into this
debate which may never happen.
According to what I read about the nuclear power topic though in Australia
blind politicians with closed minds hold up their hands in horror at the
thought of establishing nuclear power stations. Let's face it people, they
are going to come to Australia as they have with the rest of the world..
The only problem at present apart from prejudice from a certain quarter is
the cost; it is not yet competitive with coal and oil firing of power
stations. That will pass as oil becomes scarce and coal is used less
because of its inherent pollution.
Nuclear power stations have been established across the world. The USA,
Europe and Asia have hundreds of them, and Australia is supplying them
with the fuel.. It is clean and safe; when was the last nuclear accident?
So long ago that most people have forgotten it and safety has now been
improved to the extent that accidents are unlikely. t
Now in case someone raises the bogey of the disposal of nuclear waste, in
a place like Australia with all the "desert" that David tells us about
there should be no problem except overcoming the attitude of "not in my
backyard" held by Warren Carpenter and others sitting on mega millions of
hectares of unoccupied land.
As for me I will worry abpout "peak oil" and fuel shortages when they
occur but it is not likely to occur in my lifetime. Sorry Barry but I
think you are being very pessimistic about the situation.
Bob VK6BE.
>
> Hi Barry,
>
> Don't like to nit pick but............
> Wouldn't the tractors be converted to enthanol?
> If we won't need so many roads maybe the money could be spent upgrading
> the rail infrastructure. Perhaps the diesel trains could be converted to ethanol or electricity
as well.
>
> And wouldn't it be simpler to use the ethanol only to fuel power stations
> located in the crop growing area. The energy could then be distributed as electricity to the end
user point. We could even use the waste heat from
> the power stations for water desalination.
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