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And how can we just ignore the waste problem? [1] In many cases, containment pools are full to the brim with spent rods [2], which is both environmentally hazar
by donmaq 4y ago
And how can we just ignore the waste problem? [1]
In many cases, containment pools are full to the brim with spent rods [2], which is both environmentally hazardous, & a target for terrorists (dirty bombs)
1: https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/nuclear-waste https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/nuclear-waste
2: https://ips-dc.org/spent_nuclear_fuel_pools_in_the_us_reducing_the_deadly_risks_of_storage/ https://ips-dc.org/spent_nuclear_fuel_pools_in_the_us_reduci...
- pfdietz 4y agoWe can ignore the waste problem because nuclear fails even if we do so.
- Schroedingersat 4y agoThe waste problem is real, and if the nuclear shills can demonstrate that there can exist a nuclear reactor that can compete with solar+storage in winter at 45 degrees north economically then we can bother talking about it. Until then we dismiss them along with every other technology that does not meaningfully exist.