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I don't care much about the radiation. And this is always the wrong argument. I care about (1) the pollution with 100,000 years of half-life and (2) corruption
by zyxzevn 6y ago
I don't care much about the radiation. And this is always the wrong argument.
I care about (1) the pollution with 100,000 years of half-life and (2) corruption and (3) Murphy's law.
None of these problems are even closely solved.
The only constant is that errors will be made. My previous generation thought that it was OK to put waste into the oceans. Or dump it in Africa.
Some Thorium solutions may work, but they need to be researched and improved. There are some scientists working on transforming nuclear waste, and this is the first thing that needs to be done.
Don't come back until you have done that.
- johnisgood 6y agoWhat about fusion reactors? ITER is WIP. https://www.iter.org/sci/Fusion https://www.iter.org/sci/Fusion
- pfdietz 6y agoThey are remarkable in that they are likely to be larger, more expensive, more complex, less reliable, and overall less workable than even today's fission power plants.