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The main problems seem to be risk aversion and environmental groups. There will always be some risk to sending fissionable material on a very large chemical ex
by nickff 10y ago
The main problems seem to be risk aversion and environmental groups. There will always be some risk to sending fissionable material on a very large chemical explosive (rocket); given our society's current risk aversion, it seems like a 'hard sell'. Environmental groups have been protesting every use of radioactive material in space for the last ~20 years, and seem likely to continue to do so; in the current political climate, nobody has the will to ignore them.
- justin66 10y agoIt's incorrect to characterize the opposition as coming only from "environmental groups," as if the opposition those groups embody isn't representative of a public that largely defecates itself whenever the word "nuclear" is used in a sentence. Ignoring the groups, or the people, isn't an option. Developing safer nuclear options and educating the public as to why they're safer might work, although educating the public... yeah.