http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/atomicage/2012/10/23/scotland-goes-from-nuclear-to-wind-and-waves-via-dw/ Sat, 18 May 2013 13:13:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/atomicage/2012/10/23/scotland-goes-from-nuclear-to-wind-and-waves-via-dw/comment-page-1/#comment-352278 Lulama Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:20:18 +0000 http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/atomicage/?p=18301#comment-352278 I think it’s great. A big reason it’s so enpsxeive right now is due to a lack of significant subsidies, as well as ridiculously long gov. permit application times/fees. The gov. should start building up Yucca Mountain again to store the waste and then start building these plants to cover our current and future needs. The U.S. is only going to need more electricity especially 15-20 yrs. from now when the vast majority of vehicles will be electric based.To the comment about the amount of resources required to make the plants themselves; I hope you understand how energy intensive and material intensive solar and wind options are.

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