The Cost of Natural Gas [was Re: The Cost of California Liberalism]

[Bill Stewart]

At 09:02 PM 12/29/00 -0800, Tim May wrote:
>What these new plants ARE NOT is the kind of large nuclear plant 
>comparable in size to the highly successful Diablo Canyon Nuclear 
>Power Station. That plant was completed more than 15 years ago. It is 
>in an unpopulated area, between Half Moon Bay and Pismo Beach, and 
>west of San Luis Obispo.

Heh.  I drove by that one this afternoon after visiting the hot springs.  
As long as there's no major earthquake in the nearby fault before tomorrow, 
I don't expect to be glowing in the dark when I next see you, 
but it was a seriously stupid place to build a big nuke plant,
even if it's not in anybody's backyard (except Vinnie's,
and the few other Cypherpunks in the area, and Cal Poly SLO, and...)
However, without some rate relief, PG&E may be out of business
before the Big One hits, so the difficulty of cleanup won't be
their, um, fault.

		Geothermally yours, 


				Thanks! 
					Bill
Bill Stewart, bill.stewart at pobox.com
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