Iraqi Oil

[Taeme]

And a well run industry (which might be a fantasy nowadays) realizes that it is cheaper in the long run to do things right and keep things up.

Yes, a lot of people have begun to realise that while it's nice to own a company and keep it well run, it's also pretty easy to simply take what you can and vacate the premises, letting your shareholders take the burn. Kinda biting in this day and age. So I'm really not sure on the whole government issue into this. Ideally you would have a government interested in maintaining a solid power supply for the populace, as in some regions -- like up north -- power going down will kill a lot of people.

And don't let people tell you about "very radioactive material that will last millions of years."

Yes, I know a little about nuclear science. Not a ton. I'm not going into the field. There is obviously a lot of misinformation on the topic, but look at the misinformation regarding say, sex. People have been having sex since there were people and still don't know what the hell they're doing. How can we expect the ignorant to understand nuclear science when half the world can't even figure out the magical properties of a condom?