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Can we get something straight about nuclear power? A 1% failure rate is not acceptable. We don't need nuclear power. Renewables are cheaper, storage solutions
by beders 8y ago
Can we get something straight about nuclear power?
A 1% failure rate is not acceptable.
We don't need nuclear power. Renewables are cheaper, storage solutions are available and there are whole countries on close to 100% renewable power.
There are still radioactive boars running around in Bavaria as a result of the Chernobyl incident.
It is still unclear how many billions of dollars of cleanup costs for Fukushima the Japanese tax payer has to spend. And how many will die of the aftereffects.
Why would anyone sane invest in a power technology with such a destructive potential?
Especially if the alternative are far safer, easier to produce and easier to decommission.
(another dirty secret of the nuclear industry: Who is going to pay for the decommissioning of old power plants and the cleanup: Yup, it's you, because the funds allocated for it are not sufficient).
The $500m spent on decommissioning the Brennilis Nuclear Reactore in France could buy how many wind turbines and solar cells?
Keep it in the ground. Not just the oil, but also the uranium.