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Dry casks at the reactor site are totally the correct approach. It should be made law, that all high level waste be so stored on site. Also, a investment fund,
by marze 10y ago
Dry casks at the reactor site are totally the correct approach. It should be made law, that all high level waste be so stored on site.
Also, a investment fund, a modest one, should be created to fund the re packing of the waste 50 to 100 years from now. It is unclear exactly how long these casks will function without leaking.
The communities around the reactors benefited economically from the jobs, it is only fair they tend the waste.
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- dahdum 10y agoAm I correct that you are against nuclear energy? That law sounds like a poison pill with the effect of reducing future plant development. What's wrong with requiring it to be shipped to Yucca Mountain and charging fees into investment funds for long term management? Jobs and benefits for both communities, no?
- marze 10y agoI like nuclear fusion. Fission has the risk of meltdown, and isn't economically competitive without epic subsidies. So yes and no. This current situation is totally ironic and shows just how ignorant people are. The nearby residents didn't object to an operating reactor but do object to casket-encased waste. The risks involved with an operating reactor are enormously larger. Casks are safe.