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The problem is: - new reactors would still produce nuclear waste we don't have a storage solution for - no one can afford new reactors. Properly safe new reac
by _ph_ 7y ago
The problem is:
- new reactors would still produce nuclear waste we don't have a storage solution for
- no one can afford new reactors. Properly safe new reactors cost so much that they are not economically feasible.
- gambiting 7y ago>>- new reactors would still produce nuclear waste we don't have a storage solution for And this is the bit I just don't understand. The solution is almost obvious: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_borehole_disposal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_borehole_disposal Dig a shaft 5km deep, put your waste at the bottom, fill it up. Nothing from that depth it coming out through any natural process for eons. I wonder why it's not actually done... "[...] pair of proposed test boreholes in the United States were cancelled due to public opposition" Oh. Of course.
- kikoreis 7y agoNew reactors can expensive, though scale could drive that down. They also produce much less waste output.