The American public has been largely oversold on the possibilities of atomic power generation.
That is quite the headline today considering it is a quote from 1953. Once again proving that everything old is new again and that there are really no new ideas. Only recycled ideas. In 1953 Frank Tinsley wrote on the use of solar energy and the need to do so because we would eventually run out of other sources. Specifically Uranium. I highly suggest that you pop over the the Modern Mechaix Blog and check out the whole story. It is very interesting.
How did we end up where we are today?
Old Sol has more energy than all the atom bombs in the world lumped together. And it’s free … if we can find a way to harness it.
By Frank Tinsley
…The American public has been largely oversold on the possibilities of atomic power generation. As the technical difficulties and radiation dangers of nuclear power plants gradually come to light, even the experts are beginning to cool off. Solar power on the other hand presents no such headaches. Its development problems are comparatively simple and its costs but a fraction of the tremendous atomic outlays. Moreover, the world’s supply of usable uranium is definitely limited. Sunlight, however, will last as long as our solar system. It will still be with us long after our last uranium has fissed.
Source: Modern Mechanix via TreeHugger
