After reading this thread
http://flindersstudents.com/news/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,27/topic,119.msg924/

I was think about what Nuclear power in Australia. I am a bit undecided about it. I used to think it was a really bad idea but now that the whole climate change thing looks like it might kill us all I have softened towards nuclear.

What does everyone else think, is nuclear still a bad choice or is it a viable alternative to coal?

I have also always been a little wary of nuclear but alot of people have been saying that nuclear is the only solution that can provide power all the time. after all the sun doesn't always shine nor the wind blow

I know its different to Aus but in Canada about 10-15% of power comes from nuclear power. It seems to work ok-ish

I am against it but not just because it is uneconomic. Nuclear waste is toxix fro hundred and thousands of years afterwards. There is no way you can guarantee that it can be kept safe for that period of time.

Uranium is fairly plentiful. As the current reserves get used up, the price increases and other reserves that are harder to extract become profitable too. There should be ample uranium to keep us going until fusion or breeder reactors become a practical reality.

Are nuclear reactors targets for terrorists? It would seem obvious at first, but look at what the targets have been so far. Office buildings, trains, buses, train stations... places where they can kill lots of people very quickly. Out of all the hundreds of nuclear power stations in the world, have any actually been targeted? If they were targeted, would a terrorist attack even damage a nuclear power station enough to cause a meltdown? It seems implausible to me. Then there's the issue that Chernobyl was nothing to do with terrorists. That incident was because of the operators deliberately ignoring safety protocols. Since then, has there ever been a similar event? Three Mile Island is the only one I can think of that even gets close, and that was completely and safely contained, it put no-one at risk.

Having said that, I applaud you for trying to reduce your own consumption of resources. Though I'm curious as to the benefit of chooks. Is it just for the eggs, or to recycle kitchen scraps in the absence of a compost pile?