Would you consent to a mammoth nuclear plant in your neighborhood if you ...

[Braznor]

..get free electricity for the life the plant and 10000$ upfront?

Note:

1. The reactor is the first of its series, but it is estimated to be very safe.

2. Your locality lies immediate outside of the safety perimeter of the plant area.

 

[CZroe]

Yes.

 

[PhoenixEnigma]

I'd question who is building a huge plant here, when it'd make more sense to process/enrich/etc further north and generate further south (or west), but...sure.

 

[brainhulk]

no way! have you seen that fish on the simpsons with the 3 eyes?

 

[JimmiG]

Seeing as I work 8 hours a day within a couple of hundred meters of two reactors, I'd say yes.
The actual reactors are very clean and safe, as long as there isn't an accident (which is a very unlikely event).

 

[Terzo]

I'd probably consent even if I was offered nothing. It doesn't hurt that I live in an area that's generally doesn't see natural disasters.

 

[Dr. Zaus]

Nuclear power plants release less radiation into the atmosphere than coal power plants do.

This is because there is a lot more trace uranium in coal than there is in 100% uranium free steam.

 

[Pardus]

..get free electricity for the life the plant and 10000$ upfront?

Note:

1. The reactor is the first of its series, but it is estimated to be very safe.

2. Your locality lies immediate outside of the safety perimeter of the plant area.

Free electricity and $10,000? Yes.

 

[Doppel]

probably

 

[sdifox]

Can I run a google farm in my basement?

 

[BrokenVisage]

A mammoth nuclear plant? No. A water buffalo nuclear plant... I might agree to one of those.

 

[WelshBloke]

Does it use real mammoths?

 

[CurseTheSky]

Probably not, but only because I live in a rural area, and I hope to keep it that way.

The fact that it would be a nuclear plant has nothing to do with it. I'd balk just as much, or more, at a coal plant, etc. Hydro, wind, or solar MIGHT convince me, only because they look somewhat less menacing (nothing to do with "going green").

 

[Bignate603]

There would be another benefit. The assessed value of that nuclear plant would be so high that it would end up taking on a huge amount of the local property taxes.

$10k, free electricity, and lower taxes? Sign me up!

 

[PottedMeat]

..get free electricity for the life the plant and 10000$ upfront?

well hello home smelting plant/server farm

 

[Exterous]

Yes.

well hello home smelting plant/server farm

Not to mention no more 64 in the winter or 78 in the summer. Hello 70 all year long

 

[Cuda1447]

Yes.



Not to mention no more 64 in the winter or 78 in the summer. Hello 70 all year long

I'd stop unplugging my toaster when I'm done with it!

 

[sdifox]

I'd stop unplugging my toaster when I'm done with it!

you do know they shut off once the toast is done right?

 

[boomhower]

Without a doubt. I am a huge propenent of nuclear energy. I've lived next to coal power plants and seen the damage they do. You have an exponentially large risk of getting killed in a wreck on your way to work than from a nuclear meltdown.

 

[Exterous]

you do know they shut off once the toast is done right?

If I had free electricity I'd chance all kinds of stuff like that. I'd leave my air conditioner AND furnace on all day just so they can fight it out. My stove would be permanantly preheated to 350 so I didn't have to wait for it to warm up. I'd remove light switches for some rooms in the house so you couldn't turn the lights off

 

[dawp]

fusion or fission?

 

[ForumMaster]

yup. but just as long as it's a gen iv plant. i'm a supporter of nuclear power.
i don't understand the people who are afraid of it.

 

[ultimatebob]

Damn... I'd do it just for the free electricity!

Hell... if I didn't have to pay for power, mining Bitcoins would actually become profitable.

 

[destrekor]

shit yes son

 

[RadiclDreamer]

Yes, the free electricity is enough for me, I see nuclear as relatively safe.