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- From: chris@chrism.demon.co.uk (Chris Marriott)
- Path: sparky!uunet!pipex!demon!chrism.demon.co.uk!chris
- Subject: Re: Justification for the Space Program
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- References: <1992Dec19.203626.15126@novell.com>
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- Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 01:11:41 +0000
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- In article <1992Dec19.203626.15126@novell.com> bboerner@novell.com writes:
-
- >In article <1992Dec19.143517.23184@cs.rochester.edu> dietz@cs.rochester.edu
- > (Paul Dietz) writes:
- >>Breeder reactors exist today. The technology for reprocessing
- >>nuclear fuel exists. Better, cheaper technologies for this are
- >>in the works (the pyroprocess being developed at ANL, for example).
- >>They are not moving faster because we have such an embarrassing
- >>glut of energy.
- >
- >Speaking of breeder reactors, why doesn't the U.S. have more of
- >them?
- >
- >Brendan
- >--
- >Brendan B. Boerner Phone: 512/346-8380
- >Internet: bboerner@novell.com MHS: bboerner@novell
- >Please use ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ if replying by mail exterior to Novell.
- >
- >
-
- As a matter of interest, the British government recently announced the
- cancellation of the experimental fast breeder reactor programme at
- Dounraey, Scotland. This reactor has been in operation for many years,
- producing electricity and selling it to the National Grid. The cancellation
- of this programme will result in the loss of 350 jobs at the UK Atomic
- Energy Authority (for whom I work). Tragic to effectively throw away
- decades of work in this manner.
-
- Chris
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