Why does Obama support nuclear energy?

I spent 2 years living and working within 100 feet of a nuclear power plant and except for a radiation dosimeter we all had to wear,we didnt undergo any other special testing and we werent required to submit blood and urine samples for testing.

mysteryman wrote:

I spent 2 years living and working within 100 feet of a nuclear power plant and except for a radiation dosimeter we all had to wear,we didnt undergo any other special testing and we werent required to submit blood and urine samples for testing.

That was very thoughtful of your employer.

Miller wrote:

When I was a Staff Scientist at the Argonne National Labs in Illinois, we were requried to routinely submit samples of blood and urine for analysis because of the numerous cases of adult onset leukemia on the premises.

I spent 2 years living and working within 100 feet of a nuclear power plant and except for a radiation dosimeter we all had to wear,we didnt undergo any other special testing and we werent required to submit blood and urine samples for testing.

MY employer ws the US Navy.
I spent 2 years as the corpsman aboard the USS Hammerhead (SSN-663).

mysteryman wrote:

MY employer ws the US Navy.
I spent 2 years as the corpsman aboard the USS Hammerhead (SSN-663).

And while at sea, you received less radiation than if you had been at home! My dosimeter rarely read above 10 mrem/qtr and I was a nuc. (SSBN 625)

mysteryman wrote:

MY employer ws the US Navy.
I spent 2 years as the corpsman aboard the USS Hammerhead (SSN-663).

And while at sea, you received less radiation than if you had been at home! My dosimeter rarely read above 10 mrem/qtr and I was a nuc. (SSBN 625)

When I was a Staff Scientist at the Argonne National Labs in Illinois, we were requried to routinely submit samples of blood and urine for analysis because of the numerous cases of adult onset leukemia on the premises.

When did you serve on the HC, and which crew were you?
I never served on a "boomer" and those 2 years on the Hammerhead were the only time I served on the boats at all.
I did however,earn my dolphins, and that I am very proud of.

mysteryman wrote:

When did you serve on the HC, and which crew were you?
I never served on a "boomer" and those 2 years on the Hammerhead were the only time I served on the boats at all.
I did however,earn my dolphins, and that I am very proud of.

I was on the HC (gold) from '87 to '89 working out of Holy Loch and then took her through decom. Seems like yesterday.

Miller wrote:

When I was a Staff Scientist at the Argonne National Labs in Illinois, we were requried to routinely submit samples of blood and urine for analysis because of the numerous cases of adult onset leukemia on the premises.

Can you quantify "numerous"? Perhaps you can give me the citation for the article in which you staff scientists published your findings. I'll try to take a look at it.

That's the first I've heard about that.

If Obama does in fact support the building of a few hundred more nuclear power plants, I'd actually vote for him. If the U.S. would go nuclear it would no longer need imported oil. It produces enough of its own oil at this time to power all its wheeled vehicle needs. Nukes would provide energy for everything else.

And now that the Russians have commandeered the entire arctic circle and its infinite amount of oil reserves, nuclear power will become more important than ever before.