nuclear power

My point is that working in close proximity to high powered RF (particularly microwaves) can cause serious medical problems (cataracts, sterility, burns, electrical shock), but cancer ISN'T ONE OF THEM.

An article in a newspaper about somebody who worked near microwave antennas who later developed cancer proves NOTHING. The press has a long history of sensationalism (nothing sells papers like another "cancer scare") and scientific illiteracy. The lack of a known biological mechanism for RF to cause cancer makes ANY such claim suspect until such a time as a repeatable scientific study showing an iron-clad correlation is published and subject to rigorous peer review.

The reason that RF radiation is less "controlled" than nuclear waste is that RF has far more application to everyday life, and it is far less hazardous. Nuclear waste (and the IONIZING radiation it emits) has a proven mechanism to cause cancer or other genetic damage, but RF DOES NOT.

And nuclear waste isn't actually all that tightly controlled. Chances are, you have a tiny bit of it (Americium 241) in your smoke detectors right now. And have a look what one enterprizing young man did with commonly available radioactive materials:

http://www.dangerouslaboratories.org/radscout.html

 

Nuclear power is a great idea I believe, but we use nuclear fission, when we can get a fusion plant up, then the possibilities are endless.

 

Hahaha that story is cool. Um yeah i don't know about america there is a lot more um lets say strange occurances there when some loony (probably from a state where they voted bush in) does some manic experiment. Here in England BNFL control all nuclear substance very well. Even in science classes the only radioactive substances have to be kept in a lead cupboard and signs put out warning of the danger when they are in use. Infact knowing a physics teacher he explained the samples infact are soooo weak a digital watches light is actually more radioactive. So yeah we are very strict over here. Maybe america could learn something