> There are three main reasons why any sort of nuclear energy
> power generation won't be a goer in NZ, which kind of puts
> the kibosh (** Harold, see below ;-)) ) on spending money/
> resources investigating it

... Jinx 1-3 +

4) Any benefits from Nuclear power at this stage would be far far far 
outweighed by the potential dangers to the country's economy from any 
sort of nuclear accident. We live and (hope not to) die on our primary 
produce and our freedom from various nasties due to our large 
geographic separation across oceans from major land masses. Our very 
small size and long thin geography mean that a 3 mile Island or 
Chernobyl or even Mururoa or even Japanese minor containment type 
issue would wreak havoc with our 'clean green'ness (no matter how 
illusory) for unforseeable yonks.

I'm no Luddite (despite what it may appear from some of my stances) 
but am sure enough that Nuclear power makes very little sense for us 
in the foreseeable future. Just dam another river and ... :-).


The weather forecast for tomorrow is fine and warm and very very very 
bright ... :-)




            RM 

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