• Pietson@kbin.social
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    2 months ago

    Nuclear waste is a potential issue. Fossil fuel waste is a major issue right now.

    The fact that the waste for nuclear is entirely contained is very good. It allows us to place it in permanent storage location like the one in Finland from your video, and perhaps even launch it off the planet in one or two centuries. There is no containing co2, only reducing.

    • itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      2 months ago

      Putting highly radioactive waste on a rocket is a bad, bad idea.

      And guess what: solar and wind have neither CO2 nor nuclear waste as a product, and are cheaper to build and operate as well. Nuclear is comically expensive, and only gets by with massive state subsidies

      • TheOtherThyme@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        And guess what: solar and wind canot take care of base load. Only oil, gas, coal, or nuclear can be run 24-7 with varying output in response to demand. Choose one.