TODAY. Ethics, intelligence, literature, and nuclear reprocessing
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What on Earth has literature bought to do with nuclear energy? Effectively, nothing, actually, I suppose.
And but…….
An article right this moment, about nuclear reprocessing, dropped at thoughts the dilemma for Shakespeare’s Macbeth as he continues on the trail to his doom.
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Macbeth decides to go on, although he is aware of it’s hopeless:
“I’m in bloodStepp’d in up to now that, ought to I wade no extra,Returning have been as tedious as go o’er“
He decides to simply hold doing the identical factor, reasonably than to cease, and take into consideration options:
” Unusual issues I’ve in head, that may at hand; Which have to be acted ere they might be scann’d.”
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“They’ve invested an excessive amount of cash in this system to surrender on it midway“
That’s the rationale why the Japanese authorities will proceed with this $97 billion huge white elephant of the Rokkasho nuclear reprocessing plant.
Even when the reprocessing plant is accomplished, it may possibly deal with solely 800 tons of spent nuclear gas yearly at full capability, in contrast with 19,250 tons of spent gas saved nationwide.
Calls have grown through the years to desert the nuclear gas cycle challenge. – The Asahi Shimbun.
What has intelligence bought to do with it? Effectively, that means frequent sense, (reasonably than spying) – it could be clever to cease this futile challenge, and take some completely different actions, akin to stopping making this poisonous trash.
Lastly – what has ethics bought to do with this?
Effectively, every thing. The Japanese authorities gained’t withstand the reality. Neither will world leaders. It’s all too laborious – depart it to our great-grandchildren to cope with the radioactive trash, and all of the environmental, social, and weapons-and war-dangers of this noxious trade.
April 3, 2024 –
Posted by Christina Macpherson |
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