Is nuclear power green technology?

Is nuclear power a must?

I was watching CNBC yesterday and a couple of times throughout the day there were experts on nuclear power on the show. According to many of these experts, high energy costs have made citizens much more open to nuclear power. NIMBY has become YIMBY.

Now, aside from waste, nuclear power has become safe, clean and green. Still, nuclear waste is a huge issue. While nuclear advocates claim that nuclear waste can be handled safely, I beg to differ. Perhaps in wealthy countries, nuclear waste can be safely managed, but can nuclear power be safely handled in every country throughout the world?

Ultimately, if America moves aggressively forward with nuclear power, we have little standing to stop other countries from doing the same. Will poor countries be as concerned about safety, especially initially. Then there is security. After a few decades there will be tons of material throughout the world that would make perfect dirty bombs.

Yes, I concede many of the positive aspects of nuclear power, however, can nuclear waste really ever be fully secured?

Would an electric car future require nuclear power?

The key to the electric vehicle future?

There is no doubt that electric vehicles, or at least plug-in hybrid vehicles, will be mass-produced within the next decade. Yet, if everyone in America switched from gasoline to electricity, where would all the extra electricity come from?

Anyone whom lives in many areas of California knows darn well how just a warmer-than-average summer can affect the power grid. If every Californian started using electricity to power their vehicles, rolling blackouts would be an every-day phenomenon.

So, from where will the electricity come? Coal?

While, I'm neither advocating for, nor against, nuclear power, it seems obvious that the case for nuclear power would be much easier to make if electric vehicles became the automotive standard, which makes me wonder, are there many joining the electric vehicle movement whom have a nuclear agenda?