> The soviets have used Navy nuke ships to provide civilian power.
> When our carriers are in port, why not use them to supply the grid?

When Auckland had a major power outage a few years ago, the
diesel-fuelled NZ Navy ships did just that, but it was an emergency

As for nucular waste, it's been discussed here before - the problem
is more to do with people than the material. If there's a will to find
a secure long-term home for the waste, then it can be done

When you look at some of the world's major engineering feats -
Boston's Big Dig, the Channel Tunnel, the Mont Blanc Tunnel,
Holland's Zuiderzee and Delta projects, even NZ's Manapouri
Hydro scheme - is it that difficult to bury it waaaaay down ?

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