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Every nuclear "event" has resulted in a review and upgrade of US safety standards. The basic problem at Fukushima was that the emergency...

The best info I can find says that Palo Verde uses less than 5% groundwater. When the plant construction started 50 years ago (design...

I'm 5 miles from one nuclear plant, 20 miles from another. Pretty happy with the location.

We could argue all day about the TMI effects. I think the studies that show cancer increases have cherry picked the data. As I recall...

Not sure where you got that information. The Palo Verde plant in Arizona is cooled by waste water from Phoenix. They pipe the sewage to...

To understanding the impact of wind turbine installation you need to realize that the foundation is more significant than the turbine...

Yes, blueberries seem to take a while to get established, although the commercial growers around here are pretty good at getting them...

I have a couple of "Chicago Figs" which is the only variety which will survive in colder temperatures. They are healthy but so far have...

Me, too. I used to prefer gas by a lot. Then we bought an induction stove, and I only miss gas for the ability easily sear a pepper, or...

Found this at the town dump/transfer station yesterday. Works fine, just broken handle. Replacement is $4...shipping was 3x that...

Thanks for the warning! Reminds me of the time we were eating in a logging camp. One of the guys never stopped talking, and stated...

Restart is also being considered for the Duane Arnold plant in Iowa. There are other nuclear plants that were perfectly good units that...

I have both but use the battery saw the most. Nice to not have to have mix or starting issues. I use the battery saw almost...

The Westinghouse AP1000 is, at it's basis, a conventional pressurized water reactor. However, it is passively safe. That means that, in...

The newest operating plants in the US are the Westinghouse AP1000 units at Vogtle in Georgia. They were late on schedule and over budget...