China Goes Nuclear 1058
Rei writes "Wired reports that the People's Republic of China has announced plans to build 30 new nuclear reactors by the year 2020, and by 2050 have almost as much nuclear power as the entire world produces today. The reactors are to be pebble bed reactors, in which helium replaces radioactive, pressurized water. A Chinese research institution demonstrated the safety of their test reactor against meltdown by shutting off the coolant."
USA syndrome? (Score:5, Funny)
Space (Score:5, Funny)
Will they never learn? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Nuclear energy works! (Score:5, Funny)
That is why we have Superman to fly the waste up and out of our atomosphere and fling them at the sun.
This gives all new meaning to the term... (Score:3, Funny)
Newk World Or Duh (Score:2, Funny)
Misspelling (Score:3, Funny)
2050? (Score:5, Funny)
prediction (Score:5, Funny)
Nuclear not Nature (Score:3, Funny)
don't worry, there is an answer. we can rocket all our water into the sun and, with a bit of luck, put that thing out (okay... we might need a bit more water... but it can't be that much more). no sun would mean a constant earth tempreature which would mean no wind. we could power everything with nuclear power and live happy knowing our children won't blow away.
Re:Seems much more of a threat to the US than Iraq (Score:5, Funny)
it says: 32 ounce.
aw crap.
Re:Nuclear energy works! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:rediculous (Score:4, Funny)
Hey, hey.
Nevada has had hundreds of nuclear reactors in its history. Of course, they were all of the prompt critical variety, and only ran for a few microseconds, but that still probably adds up to more nuclear reactors than the rest of the country put together!
Re:Nuclear energy works! (Score:5, Funny)
Hell, in America screwing future generations of humans is a primary operating principle...and we like it that way
Re:Nuclear energy works! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Nuclear energy works! (Score:5, Funny)
This looks like a job for goatse.cx!
Re:Nuclear energy works! (Score:2, Funny)
Title (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Safety test (Score:3, Funny)
It's a disaster waiting to happen! I've got you there, admit it.
Shutting off the coolant? (Score:2, Funny)
The Flinstones really were ahead of their time. (Score:3, Funny)
The reactors are to be pebble bed reactors
Stoneage technology rocks.
Re:The Canadian Shield (Score:4, Funny)
I shouldn't, but I gotta (Score:2, Funny)
In Soviet Russia, spies in China give nuclear secrets to YOU!
Sorry. Burn, karma, burn...
Re:Nuclear power plants as strategic targets (Score:3, Funny)
Made in China (Score:2, Funny)
*Yes, its a joke!*