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We have passed the peak of oil production. Nuclear is the only solution to mitigate the crisis we are going to face. I think we will need to get rid of nuclear
by webreac 6y ago
We have passed the peak of oil production. Nuclear is the only solution to mitigate the crisis we are going to face. I think we will need to get rid of nuclear at long term (like 50 years). But for the next 20 years (probably 40), we need nuclear.
- pjc50 6y agoYou can't get rid of nuclear in 50 years, the decay products take centuries to become safe. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-53595839 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-53595839 "Trawsfynydd was shut down in 1991 after operating for a quarter of a century. Magnox said it still expected the site to be completely cleared by the 2083 target."
- input_sh 6y agoWe have one long term nuclear waste facility in Finland (expected to be operational in 2023). It can handle about a hundred years of waste from an associated power plant before being completely buried. It was made because the Finnish law requires nuclear waste produced in Finland to be disposed of domestically. I don't really know if any other country with nuclear power plants have any sort of a plan for what to do with it.