[Rhodes22-list] Nuclear Energy

[Roger Pihlaja]

Bill,

You have to wonder why they want it.  Iran is sitting on proven reserves of
about 1 trillion barrels of crude oil as well as copious quantities of
natural gas.  The country has excellent warm water, ice-free port facilities
to ship their crude oil and natural gas.  They have a pretty good
intra-country pipeline and refinery infrastructure.  They have zero reserves
of uranium.  At the present rate of energy production & given Iran's current
population, GDP, & growth rate, their proven fossil fuel reserves will
supply all their internal energy and export needs for the next 50-75 years,
even if the country gets heavily into manufacturing petrochemicals like
polyethylene, polypropylene, nylon, etc.  That's enough time to build and
use up at least 1 generation of nuclear power plants before they are even
necessary.

Gee, do you think maybe, just maybe, Iran has an alternate agenda here?

Roger Pihlaja
S/V Dynamic Equilibrium

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Effros" <bill at effros.com>
To: "R22 List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 1:52 PM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Nucular Energy


> Been meaning to ask.
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> How 'bout that Iran?
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> Do they get to have nuclear energy, too?
>
> Or is it only safe enough for us?
>
> Bill Effros
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