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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1975
Page
5
Dennis J. Chase discusses how claims about nuclear plants' unreliability and cost hinge on David Comey. The Atomic Energy Forum labels Comey a rational foe, noting his critique of plant performance against official estimates from the Atomic Energy Commission and reactor vendors.
Dennis Chase and David Comey discuss the economics of nuclear electricity at a Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists event. They compare availability and capacity factors as measures of a plant's actual output versus potential production under full licensed power.
Comey analyzes 27 large nuclear plants showing 59.2 percent operation and 50.4 percent licensed capacity in early 1974, with declines from 1973. Ayers counters that fossil plants rival nuclear in availability and that cost savings, not capacity factors, drive performance, noting fuel costs at 4 cents per kWh for oil peaking units and 1.8 cents for nuclear.
Commentary compares costs per kilowatt hour of conventional oil fired units and low-sulfur coal with nuclear fuel. Nuclear power shows far lower fuel costs but higher capital outlays, arguing nuclear commitment helps limit rate increases as utilities like Commonwealth Edison raised rates less despite size.
Nuclear wastes from military and civil programs have accumulated to nearly 80 million gallons. Spent reactor fuel sits in water basins awaiting reprocessing while government and industry debate disposal methods and interim storage.
The piece challenges Chase's assertions on nuclear versus coal costs and capacity. It cites Edison plant data showing coal plants with higher average capacity factors and questions the reliability of relying on a single executive’s testimony. The author argues nuclear plants are uneconomical and waste billions in idle capacity.
The piece paints Boston’s laborers and artisans in 1765 brooding depression rising prices scarce water and crowded housing as the port closed after the Tea Party escalated unrest. It notes wages of 15 20 pounds yearly for laborers and sailors and a family budget of about 60 pounds annually amid hardship and debt.
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