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Not so. There are three phases in the life of a nuclear power station: Construction, operation and disposal. The construction phase is relatively expensive an
by simonblack 8y ago
Not so.
There are three phases in the life of a nuclear power station: Construction, operation and disposal.
The construction phase is relatively expensive and clean.
The operation phase is cheap and clean. This phase is what most people think of when they look at the benefits of nuclear power.
The dismantlement and disposal phase of a nuclear power station is marked by horrifically expensive and horrifically 'dirty' problems. The words 'Chernobyl' and 'Fukushima' spring readily to mind here, in looking at 'worst-case' scenarios.
- ars 8y agoIf EVERY reactor ended its life like Fukushima it would still cause less death than what we are doing now. Bring on the "dirty" problems! They are better than anything else we have right now.
- solarkraft 8y agoSolar panels are just so deadly.
- ars 8y agoThey are 4,400 times as deadly as US Nuclear. And approximately 3 times as deadly as wind. Way better than coal, but they still kill far more people than the best option: Nuclear. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_accidents https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_accidents