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Nuclear should do a big comeback. It is time to develop a better fission energy and more efficient reactors. I understand that we were traumatized by what happe
by ainiriand 6y ago
Nuclear should do a big comeback. It is time to develop a better fission energy and more efficient reactors. I understand that we were traumatized by what happened in Chernobyl but that was almost 40 years ago, we should unlock investments and the science to bring this technology to the future.
At least if we want to go zero emissions and save the planet, that is.
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- Schiendelman 6y agoIf we want to go zero emissions and save the planet, we need to spend our money efficiently. Almost every renewable source is now far cheaper than nuclear, and politically easier too. Emissions reduction has almost nothing to do with technology advancement. If this were really a priority we’d get rid of low density zoning in cities and let the market reduce power usage for us.
- marakv2 6y agoWhile I agree with your ideals, I disagree on your argument. Money is plentiful, we need to stop hiding the fact that switching will cost us some money. Who cares, if we have a livable planet. I argue that it's time for some politicians with a back bone and start enforcing laws and charging carbon taxes. Those taxes will help (a lot) to pay for the myriad of green tech we need.
- Schiendelman 6y agoPoliticians can only do what their constituents won’t vote them out for. Don’t look to them - organize constituencies.
- inetsee 6y agoSaying that nuclear power plants are zero emissions ignores that fact that nuclear power plants produce nuclear waste that will have to be dealt with.
- throwaway201103 6y agoIt's not that hard conceptually to deal with. Ideally you reprocess it into more fuel. Worst case you store it on-site in casks, or bury it somewhere geologically stable.
- TheOtherHobbes 6y agoIt may not be hard conceptually, but it does seem hard practically. To date, the number of geologically stable sites used for commercial - as opposed to experimental - storage of nuclear waste appears to be zero.
- xyzzyz 6y agoWe could also drop it to the bottom of the ocean, as we did for decades. Any spillage will dilute heavily (there's already plenty of radioisotopes in seawater), and it will take quite a while until geological processes get the bottom of the ocean to surface. Of course, we don't do that anymore, because it's stupid: nuclear waste is too valuable to just dispose of it like that.
- ainiriand 6y agoAs far as I know global warming is not caused by nuclear waste. And 'zero emissions' is a common way of calling energy producers that release no CO2.