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A Global Nuclear Power Play for Your Portfolio

SeekingAlpha.com -- Carl T. Delfeld

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Developing countries, particularly China and India, are building fast and furiously.

"Environmental concerns are always an issue, but spent uranium fuel can be recycled safely, as is now done in France. Plans to use thorium as a fuel ...lessen the need for recycling since it burns much more efficiently than uranium.

One other benefit is that the by-product of thorium-fueled reaction is contaminated plutonium, which is unsuitable for use in making nuclear weapons.

"Thorium is also plentiful: the U.S. and Canada each have more than 100,000 tons of reserves...transition to thorium would also be relatively easy since it can be used in existing reactors..."

America is a significant player and Westinghouse Electric is building four nuclear reactors in China.

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Submitted Mar 13, 2010 By: UncleCurt

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250FORD Champion Author Minnesota Posts:7,681 Points:1,236,210 Joined:Feb 2007	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 7:08:29 PM Ignore 250FORD Report Abuse That sounds darn good.
vulcan96 Champion Author Ohio Posts:17,937 Points:2,130,095 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 7:04:48 PM Ignore vulcan96 Report Abuse go for it now !
THEDodgeman Champion Author Denver Posts:3,068 Points:972,215 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 6:58:00 PM Ignore THEDodgeman Report Abuse lets glow.
must87searcher Champion Author Maryland Posts:4,162 Points:811,750 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 6:56:35 PM Ignore must87searcher Report Abuse Nuclear energy is a great alternative fuel resource! We have been a slow at using it because of one incident which occured when nuclear power plants were just being introduced, and that incident was Three Miles Island. Today, it is still in use. Also, the US Navy, as well as other nations, have been using nuclear power ships (aircraft carriers, submarines, and destroyers) for decades. They are ment of combat and none of them have had any problem. We have to stop this stalling!
JoeKR Champion Author New Jersey Posts:4,982 Points:1,110,965 Joined:Feb 2006	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 6:53:12 PM Ignore JoeKR Report Abuse Nuclear power is but one of many sources of energy that can free us from oil dependency.
MikLamb Champion Author Texas Posts:3,063 Points:1,202,165 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 6:50:58 PM Ignore MikLamb Report Abuse I say let's go with nuclear energy (but let's stay away from the "nucular" kind, why don't we?).
jrsva Champion Author Virginia Posts:3,942 Points:635,600 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 6:50:13 PM Ignore jrsva Report Abuse "China, Russia and India don't have very good oversight of their country's nuclear arsenals." And don't forget about Pakistan....
Buddy2264 Champion Author Tampa Posts:6,616 Points:1,383,040 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 6:40:31 PM Ignore Buddy2264 Report Abuse Sounds good but it takes 25 years to build one. France was way ahead of us on this long ago. I saw bring on wind and solar and build the nuclear along the way to replace, coal. Build one, take the other off line. We still need the improved grid to go along with it. Conservation keeps your money in your pocket.
PetroScopper Champion Author Houston Posts:2,198 Points:600,425 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 6:39:42 PM Ignore PetroScopper Report Abuse I'm not sold on the idea of more nuclear plants. Maybe it could be a good thing, but we have a lot of work to do and we need to first address the issue of what we will do with the waste.
PaylessKY Champion Author Kentucky Posts:3,590 Points:665,355 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 6:32:23 PM Ignore PaylessKY Report Abuse Renewable fuel, hopefully safe.
carlsonguitars Champion Author Portland Posts:4,229 Points:699,850 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 6:31:04 PM Ignore carlsonguitars Report Abuse I wonder if Iran is going to sell stocks for their nuclear BOMB investment opportunity???? UGH!
uptherefiners Champion Author Chicago Posts:1,162 Points:273,000 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 6:30:19 PM Ignore uptherefiners Report Abuse hey sky..agreed, but how many years is a fast track?
tedjm1 Champion Author New York Posts:1,527 Points:167,030 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 6:29:16 PM Ignore tedjm1 Report Abuse And does anybody know when these will be built in the U.S.? We do things for everyone else and they take our jobs away.
uptherefiners Champion Author Chicago Posts:1,162 Points:273,000 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 6:28:59 PM Ignore uptherefiners Report Abuse jimminy carter and hill-billy clinton which one is the more stupid, ultimate asshair?
skybiker Champion Author South Carolina Posts:3,340 Points:663,205 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 6:28:28 PM Ignore skybiker Report Abuse We need to fast track new Nuclear Plants.......
4warned Champion Author Michigan Posts:4,243 Points:1,257,935 Joined:Nov 2006	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 6:27:38 PM Ignore 4warned Report Abuse We use to be world leaders. I guess our leadership is failing us more and more every day otherwise we would be investing more into nuclear energy.
Bonito Champion Author Dayton Posts:10,231 Points:2,042,295 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 6:27:01 PM Ignore Bonito Report Abuse Is this helping the US or just China and Westinghouse Electric. Is is lowering the debt that we owe China and why aren't we building these in the US and get rid of Oil (gasoline)to make or cars go?
Ready Eddie All-Star Author Twin Cities Posts:769 Points:372,415 Joined:Feb 2003	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 6:26:52 PM Ignore Ready Eddie Report Abuse Hard to get blood form a turnup
computernut2008 Champion Author Ohio Posts:1,661 Points:401,215 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 6:24:56 PM Ignore computernut2008 Report Abuse We need more nukes
greenfog Champion Author Illinois Posts:1,724 Points:676,450 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 6:24:52 PM Ignore greenfog Report Abuse if they have improved the nuclear reactors that much then maybe we should look into it. the last one built here in the states was the late 70s or early 80s.
rxman1 Champion Author Toledo Posts:4,352 Points:908,455 Joined:Nov 2007	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 6:21:02 PM Ignore rxman1 Report Abuse It is too bad they are not being built here.
Blue_Cruzer Champion Author Lexington Posts:3,003 Points:772,410 Joined:Mar 2007	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 6:16:30 PM Ignore Blue_Cruzer Report Abuse This could be a win win thing for us, if we followed.
Jarod13 Champion Author Virginia Posts:2,885 Points:639,475 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 6:16:01 PM Ignore Jarod13 Report Abuse The Gunlsinger -- I'm not ready for a game of global thermo nuclear war and I'm hoping that you and the rest of the world isn't either? But I'm sure that it wouldn't take much to start it either. This world is probably much closer to it than anyone cares to admit and that's the scary part, since China, Russia and India don't have very good oversight of their country's nuclear arsenals. One day, there might be one big mushroom cloud that totally covers the Earth and life as we know it will cease to exist...
TBONE3 Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:3,890 Points:1,004,670 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 6:11:45 PM Ignore TBONE3 Report Abuse Lets get more of these plants in the U.S.. One way to be environmentally a good guy and also cut our dependence on oil.
MDTDriver Champion Author California Posts:4,972 Points:1,191,590 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 6:11:19 PM Ignore MDTDriver Report Abuse Maybe China will be sorry they built a nuclear reactors, we sure are?
rippinusoff Champion Author Lexington Posts:2,479 Points:514,465 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 6:06:13 PM Ignore rippinusoff Report Abuse maybe one day
moody4u Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:2,984 Points:576,100 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 6:02:04 PM Ignore moody4u Report Abuse We here need this.
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CatMan623 Champion Author Houston Posts:8,597 Points:1,382,800 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 5:57:39 PM Ignore CatMan623 Report Abuse Go, nukes...!!!
fordmexico Champion Author Michigan Posts:2,161 Points:181,425 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 5:48:46 PM Ignore fordmexico Report Abuse Rick52 HailstormCA You are so busy complaining about Washington and the Obama Administration you apparently do not have time to tread the news - its old news at that - its even been posted here on GasBuddy.com By MATTHEW L. WALD New York Times Published: February 16, 2010 "WASHINGTON — President Obama, speaking to an enthusiastic audience of union officials in Lanham, Md., on Tuesday, underscored his embrace of nuclear power as a clean energy source, announcing that the Energy Department had approved financial help for the construction of two nuclear reactors in Georgia. The announcement of the loan guarantee — $8.3 billion to help the Southern Company and two partners build twin reactors in Burke County — comes as the administration is courting Republican support for its climate and energy policies. With climate legislation stalled in the Senate and its prospects for success dim, Democrats are seeking new incentives to spur clean energy development and create jobs. In his speech, Mr. Obama portrayed the decision as part of a broad strategy to increase employment and the generation of clean power. But he also made clear that the move was a bid to gain Republican support for a broader energy bill."
GasitupJB Champion Author Columbia Posts:3,748 Points:567,850 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 5:47:52 PM Ignore GasitupJB Report Abuse Thanks to Jimmy Carter we aren't allowed to recycle the spent rods to be re-used in the same reactors. It's time for America to say enough is enough.
EVBuddy Champion Author Nevada Posts:11,714 Points:2,061,210 Joined:Sep 2004	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 5:47:03 PM Ignore EVBuddy Report Abuse I wish the goverment would get its act together and get us on renewable energy. Solar and wind energy are good ideas.
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Rick52 Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:6,260 Points:280,105 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 5:42:50 PM Ignore Rick52 Report Abuse All the resources we have here in the USA ... And the KNOT heads in Washington will not let us use them... How INSANE !!!!
HailstormCA Champion Author San Diego Posts:3,482 Points:609,175 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 5:31:49 PM Ignore HailstormCA Report Abuse Progress. It's great, but we can't benefit because no one can build nuclear power stations in the U.S. Boo Hoo.