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The answer is to push for greater regulations, decommissioning of outdated plants (as this reactor was), and a push for better and safer designs. Ultimately, w
by michaelchisari 16y ago
The answer is to push for greater regulations, decommissioning of outdated plants (as this reactor was), and a push for better and safer designs.
Ultimately, we need to move to solar and wind power, but for the time being, even with this worst case scenario, I think Nuclear is a much safer option than coal or oil. Definitely better than coal, which results in 30,000 deaths a year.
- Natsu 16y agoSolar and wind are based on our solar energy budget, which puts caps on what we can extract. Granted, you can do space-based solar, but that's still mostly sci-fi right now (though I sincerely hope we work it out). I'm not trying to minimize the problems, just to point out that nothing is all that simple, and I absolutely support continued research into all the alternatives, because each energy source has its trade-offs and using the right source in the right place is better than having all of our eggs in one basket.