Comments on: Three Mile Island — Thirty Years Later http://www.infrastructurist.com/2009/04/02/three-mile-island-thirty-years-later/ America Under Construction Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:58:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Drumbeat: April 3, 2009 | Bear Market Investments http://www.infrastructurist.com/2009/04/02/three-mile-island-thirty-years-later/comment-page-1/#comment-824 Drumbeat: April 3, 2009 | Bear Market Investments Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:25:28 +0000 http://www.infrastructurist.com/?p=1735#comment-824 [...] Three Mile Island — Thirty Years Later What can we say today about Three Mile Island and its aftermath? I would say three things: [...] [...] Three Mile Island — Thirty Years Later What can we say today about Three Mile Island and its aftermath? I would say three things: [...]

]]> By: Walter http://www.infrastructurist.com/2009/04/02/three-mile-island-thirty-years-later/comment-page-1/#comment-794 Walter Sat, 04 Apr 2009 08:36:57 +0000 http://www.infrastructurist.com/?p=1735#comment-794 Chernobyl was actually a deliberate procedure that happened to force the accident. The Soviets were testing some programs in the plant, and purposely shut down the programs that would shut down the plant in the event of an emergency. Our plant designs were always better (water is better than graphite), but the Soviet design only failed when its engineers purposely set it up to fail. Three Mile Island was nothing like Chernobyl in that millions were not in immediate harm, and Chernobyl only endangered millions because of a stupid test from people who should have known better. Chernobyl was actually a deliberate procedure that happened to force the accident. The Soviets were testing some programs in the plant, and purposely shut down the programs that would shut down the plant in the event of an emergency. Our plant designs were always better (water is better than graphite), but the Soviet design only failed when its engineers purposely set it up to fail.

Three Mile Island was nothing like Chernobyl in that millions were not in immediate harm, and Chernobyl only endangered millions because of a stupid test from people who should have known better.

]]> By: Commodities Broker | Drumbeat: April 3, 2009 | Commodities Options | Commodities Futures | Commodities Prices http://www.infrastructurist.com/2009/04/02/three-mile-island-thirty-years-later/comment-page-1/#comment-793 Commodities Broker | Drumbeat: April 3, 2009 | Commodities Options | Commodities Futures | Commodities Prices Sat, 04 Apr 2009 06:48:38 +0000 http://www.infrastructurist.com/?p=1735#comment-793 [...] Three Mile Island — Thirty Years Later What can we say today about Three Mile Island and its aftermath? I would say three things: 1)The accident, if nothing else, proved that the consequences of a nuclear accident were not as serious as imagined. 2)The culture surrounding nuclear power, rather than the technology, led to the events. 3)The industry has learned its lesson and improved operating and safety procedures almost beyond recognition. Such an accident is not likely to happen again. [...] [...] Three Mile Island — Thirty Years Later What can we say today about Three Mile Island and its aftermath? I would say three things: 1)The accident, if nothing else, proved that the consequences of a nuclear accident were not as serious as imagined. 2)The culture surrounding nuclear power, rather than the technology, led to the events. 3)The industry has learned its lesson and improved operating and safety procedures almost beyond recognition. Such an accident is not likely to happen again. [...]

]]> By: Drumbeat: April 3, 2009 | The Oil Report http://www.infrastructurist.com/2009/04/02/three-mile-island-thirty-years-later/comment-page-1/#comment-791 Drumbeat: April 3, 2009 | The Oil Report Sat, 04 Apr 2009 03:10:18 +0000 http://www.infrastructurist.com/?p=1735#comment-791 [...] Three Mile Island — Thirty Years Later What can we say today about Three Mile Island and its aftermath? I would say three things: 1)The accident, if nothing else, proved that the consequences of a nuclear accident were not as serious as imagined. 2)The culture surrounding nuclear power, rather than the technology, led to the events. 3)The industry has learned its lesson and improved operating and safety procedures almost beyond recognition. Such an accident is not likely to happen again. [...] [...] Three Mile Island — Thirty Years Later What can we say today about Three Mile Island and its aftermath? I would say three things: 1)The accident, if nothing else, proved that the consequences of a nuclear accident were not as serious as imagined. 2)The culture surrounding nuclear power, rather than the technology, led to the events. 3)The industry has learned its lesson and improved operating and safety procedures almost beyond recognition. Such an accident is not likely to happen again. [...]

]]> By: FT.com | FT Energy Source | The Source: Cleantech VC funding; US nuclear power; Asian gas prices; drilling companies in the Persian Gulf, and more http://www.infrastructurist.com/2009/04/02/three-mile-island-thirty-years-later/comment-page-1/#comment-773 FT.com | FT Energy Source | The Source: Cleantech VC funding; US nuclear power; Asian gas prices; drilling companies in the Persian Gulf, and more Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:31:55 +0000 http://www.infrastructurist.com/?p=1735#comment-773 [...] about the lessons from Three Mile Island, 30 years on [...] [...] about the lessons from Three Mile Island, 30 years on [...]

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