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Dezakin on January 22, 2007 - 5:21pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

I don't know of any reasonable nuclear engineer or scientist or economist who thinks we can build more than 20 reactors pa, worlwide.

Why? They're only about 1-2 billion in a 50 trillion dollar economy.

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Chris Vernon on January 22, 2007 - 5:26pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

It may be a 50 trillion dollar economy but I doubt my hairdresser (who contributes to that economy) would be able to contribute much towards building a nuclear power station!

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Dezakin on January 22, 2007 - 5:55pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

She cuts the hair of construction crews and engineers that would otherwise be working on coal plants.

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Chris Vernon on January 22, 2007 - 6:02pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

If you are including the cost of the construction crew's haircuts then the power stations cost more than the 1-2 billion you mentioned.

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Chris Vernon on January 22, 2007 - 5:30pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

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