Nuclear power without the risk of meltdown,

[RickN]

And a much shorter storage of waste. Looks like we should be checking into this.

http://www.wired.com/magazine/2009/12/ff_new_nukes/all/1

 

[338Shooter]

Not really much use in exploring alternative fissionable fuels. All of our efforts need to be on fusion generation. IMHO.

 

[RickN]

Not really much use in exploring alternative fissionable fuels. All of our efforts need to be on fusion generation. IMHO.

I could be wrong, but I believe reliable fusion power is still a very long way off. IF existing plants could be converted to the new fuel it would be an improvement. If not it might still prove a more reliable source in the long run.

 

[Cinaet]

$250 million sounds like a lot of money, until you realize that the cost for a single deepwater offshore rig runs in the neighborhood of $600,000 a day now. And that's just the cost to drill. One of the newer deepwater platforms costs a billion or two more.