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Shoreham Chapter 9 – Concluding thoughts; one battle in long war over nuclear energy

September 6, 2011 By Rod Adams

Ray has released the final chapter of the Shoreham documentary. He has also established a store on CafePress.com that features merchandise and artwork. The proceeds from any purchases will help support the documentary artist as well as the educational efforts of PopAtomic Studios.

I hope you enjoyed this production. There appears to be a burst of pro-nuclear creativity going around. If you were intrigued by this Shoreham documentary, you might want to visit The Neutron Economy and follow the links to Upcoming Films about Nuclear Power.

I have inside information that the list on that site is missing at least one soon-to-be-released film that focuses on the potential of Thorium and molten salt reactors.

Related Posts

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  • Shoreham Chapter 7 - Lying about Three Mile Island
  • Shoreham Chapter 6 - Logical inconsistency: Wanting clean air while fighting to shut down nuclear
  • Shoreham - Chapters 3, 4 and 5 - Karl Grossman, Marge Harrison, Rod Adams
  • Shoreham Chapter 2.5 - Researching background, dramatizing fear
  • Shoreham Chapter 2 - Project focused on reducing oil dependence
  • Shoreham - Chapter 1 (The Penn Jillette Inspiration)

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  1. Bill Losby says

    September 6, 2011 at 9:48 AM

    Ray,
    Where can I buy a copy of the movie?

    • Ray (@RaySquirrel) says

      September 6, 2011 at 4:20 PM

      I am pretty sure it is illegal for me to distribute this film for commercial purposes, due to all of the third party content that is in the film.

      Feel free to purchase the merchandise from cafepress.com/RaySquirrel

      Also the motion picture soundtrack should be available to purchase on iTunes or amazonMP3 within the next month.

      • David says

        September 8, 2011 at 11:54 AM

        Ray,

        Would it be OK to produce a DVD for non-commercial distribution from the downloaded content?

        • Ray (@RaySquirrel) says

          September 8, 2011 at 11:06 PM

          I was thinking of putting together a virtual DVD with an extended cut of the film that could be digitally downloaded and burned onto a DVD.

  2. Brian Mays says

    September 6, 2011 at 12:51 PM

    I loved the wind turbines in the background of the last shot that were not turning.

    • Daniel says

      September 6, 2011 at 4:39 PM

      Brian,

      You would have loved being on Interstate 91 in Vermont friday morning last. All three windfarms I saw on mountain tops had idled wind turbines. None were turning.

      • Brian Mays says

        September 7, 2011 at 7:18 PM

        Daniel – Last month I had the dubious pleasure of driving through the middle of the Texas panhandle.

        Texas is the US’s leader in new wind capacity, much of it in the the windy panhandle region. If I had a dime for every motionless wind turbine I passed (this is the air-conditioning season down south, remember), I could have easily payed for the gas that I used driving through this barren region.

      • Atomikrabbit says

        September 13, 2011 at 5:57 PM

        At least they also weren’t killing any birds!

  3. Alan says

    September 6, 2011 at 4:04 PM

    This is really great. Thanks for keeping us updated Rod.

    I’m particularly happy that they have a Cafe Press site up and running. That’s really helpful for anyone trying to put together showings, as well as a great way to contribute.

    I hope to be keeping up with updates about the documentaries. These independent filmmakers really have to pour their hearts into the effort.

  4. Daniel says

    September 6, 2011 at 4:33 PM

    I knew about Patrick Moore but did not know about Stephen Tindale leaving Greenpeace for the same reason as Moore. Love that.

    Great piece of info.

    As far as the evacuation issue regarding Shoreham, civil nuclear power gives you ‘time’ to evacuate. A luxury that coal, gas, hydro and oil plants do not give you. When those go, you are history.

    • George Carty says

      September 7, 2011 at 8:05 AM

      I wasn’t aware of any catastrophic accidents at coal-fired power plants. Aren’t almost all deaths associated with coal connected either to pollution or to coal mining?

      • George Carty says

        September 7, 2011 at 8:07 AM

        Sorry I forgot about deaths from solid coal waste…

  5. Bill Rodgers says

    September 6, 2011 at 5:41 PM

    Great video and hope that it gets wider audience.

  6. Bob Connor says

    September 6, 2011 at 9:36 PM

    Something good could come out of what is left of Shoreham – turn it into a National Nuclear Power Museum. Most people will never see inside of one and why not open up the place with informative exhibits? The admission charge could help with the expense – though not much, because it would have to be nearly 100 dollars a person to pay the 6 million. by the way, is there any such facility in existence today?

    PS: If not Shoreham, could the Zion units be used for such a place? That would save having to wreck all that concrete.

  7. Rod Adams says

    September 7, 2011 at 5:30 AM

    @Bob – unfortunately, it is not 6 million, but 6 BILLION that would have to be made up. However, that cost is sunk, so any income from operating a nuclear power exhibition might help. Of course, that would require a staff, etc.

    It is an interesting idea, but probably quite unworkable. The citizens of Long Island would probably rise up in protest about the traffic if there was any significant attendance.

    • John Englert says

      September 7, 2011 at 8:18 AM

      Maybe the DoD and FBI could find a use for it as a training facility. They could practice regaining facilities that have been seized by terrorists.

      • David Andersen says

        September 7, 2011 at 9:12 AM

        I don’t it would be a good idea to even give anyone the idea that a nuclear facility could be seized by terrorists, the antis stir up enough implausable scenarios already.

        I like the museum idea though, since you wouldn’t have to deal with the security that makes visiting an actual nuclear station so difficult.

        • Daniel says

          September 7, 2011 at 10:13 AM

          David
          Terrorists have no use for the stuff found in a civil nuclear plant.

        • Daniel says

          September 7, 2011 at 7:26 PM

          And David, let’s stretch the above statement a notch and assert that the waste from a nuclear plant would not be any more palatable to terrorists if it were to transit from the plant to a repository like Yucca Mountain.

        • John Englert says

          September 8, 2011 at 7:40 AM

          I’m pretty sure terrorists have already thought of it.

        • David Andersen says

          September 8, 2011 at 7:53 AM

          My point wasn’t that there was any value in the nuclear material to the terrorists. My point was that if the general public heard that there was training going on simulating a terrorist take over of a nuclear plant then they would assume that it could happen, allowing the antis an opportunity for more fear mongering.

    • Wayne SW says

      September 9, 2011 at 11:26 AM

      I’m not convinced that any possible re-use of the site will make up for the numerous careers destroyed and lives disrupted of many very fine people who poured their blood, sweat, and tears into getting that plant built and operational. Only to have a bunch of lousy SOBs come along and tear down their work. Anybody want to put a price tag on that?

    • Atomikrabbit says

      September 13, 2011 at 6:11 PM

      If I could rent the Shoreham site I would use it as a venue for a pro-nuclear film festival, projecting documentaries like Ray’s on the outside of the containment wall, and inviting energy-literate New Yorkers like Gwyneth Cravens and William Tucker to speak from the gutted turbine deck.

      The inside of containment could be a Museum of Energy Stupidity, with wax dummies of the Cuomos and Alec Baldwin greeting the visitors.

      • Daniel says

        September 13, 2011 at 6:41 PM

        And where is William Tucker? Has he retired ? I do not see him contributing to the American Spectator since April last!

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