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Nuclear waste - rather than a non-issue - is a giant issue. Bigger issue than global warming? It seems that's what environmentalists think.
by WillPostForFood 7y ago
Nuclear waste - rather than a non-issue - is a giant issue.
Bigger issue than global warming? It seems that's what environmentalists think.
- jacquesm 7y agoGlobal warming is also a huge issue. But there is no direct line between 'global warming is a huge issue' to 'we should therefore ignore the issue of nuclear waste and go all in on nuclear'. The nuclear lobby is seizing on climate change to push through an agenda that would not stand a chance otherwise, and I refuse to have the wool pulled over my eyes. If we go into this we need to readily acknowledge the problem and budget for it accordingly. This will - at present, barring new developments - price nuclear as it is today right out of the equation compared to the alternatives. Solar and wind have become viable alternatives, tackling baseload using them is still tough but getting better every day with new developments in short term storage and transmission line technology.