"Deep sea trenches collect all the heavy radionuclides off the earth's surface anyway. It's a process called gravity."

Ehhh......sorry KAEP. The science here's a bit difficult for poor old Dickie to absorb.

Mmmmm.......so why does there remain today, restrictions on farmers where, on many properties, they must test all livestock for radiation in Cumbria, Scotland, Wales and Ireland? Why do they still slaughter animals if they test too highly for radiation (a legacy from Chernobyl) which has been ingested by animals' grazing habits?

So why didn't your "gravity" sweep up all the radioactive contamination from the "earth's surface" in these places (and the rest of Europe) and deposit it safely in your "deep sea trenches?"

Mmmm.....perhaps the marine life contaminated with radionuclides, managed to get a feed before the stuff went into the sediment of KAEP's secure "deep sea trenches" hey?

But then why do ocean sediments, polluted with anthropogenic nuclear fallout, travel great distances where it has now contaminated the marine food chain in the Arctic, where this radioactive marine life is then consumed by humans?

Ah....now there's a thought! Could be those nuclear subs that the soviets dumped in deep water in the arctic ocean.

Mind you, didn't the yanks and soviets dump their nuclear subs in the Atlantic too? No worries. They've assured the world that the alloy encasings will prevent any radioactive releases. You see, alloys corrode slowly. I trust they'll be able to withstand the corrosion from salt until the RA matter decays! Hmmm....wonder why they are testing for radioactive fallout in that area?

Dear me.....I say KAEP, poor Dickie's stumped! He won't sleep tonight. Best you enlighten him by imparting more of your expert scientific knowledge.

"Dear me.....I say KAEP, poor Dickie's stumped! He won't sleep tonight. Best you enlighten him by imparting more of your expert scientific knowledge" - yeah, if it had helped me to sleep tonight and nights ongoing...

Well done Dickie and KAEP the title of this thread should be The Federal Election will be a referendum on nuclear reactors. The Australian people face a stark choice between the solar power and clean energy offered by a Rudd Labor Government and Mr Howard’s nuclear nation. this is a quote from Peter Garrett while he stays firm in the Labor Party swaying the Conservatives in the Labor Party, Labor will be the Political Party to vote for. Howard is just as crazy as George W Bush and we are not safe while those two are sabre rattling.

A choice between "clean energy" and nuclear power as much exists as a mirage in deserts represents a reality.

Either enough energy produced or pollution export to somewhere as usual, which is a simply hidden way to assure public in a highly sustainable mirage of “green clean technologies” locally.

In the case of the Australian nuclear future the least sympathetic are the least insane regrettably.

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There is no solar alternative ,
only one generating plant exist for the whole world , the Spanish one and it's untested .
If it was economically possible the world would be solar .
but solar is an inner city public servant fantasy .

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That's odd Randwick.

You've failed to mention Germany's solar energy plants of 10, and 12 MW's, Portugal has a 11 MW plant and the new Bolanden plant in Germany is due for completion in 2009, supplying 40 megwatts - the largest plant ever built.

Other large scale, open space solar projects are going ahead in Greece and even in Africa.

I do believe this industry is booming.

"Inner city public servant fantasy?" Please explain.