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Waste from nuclear is miniscular per unit of energy, just 40 grams per person per year, all energy included [transportation, electricity, heating - all]. 40 gra

Waste from nuclear is miniscular per unit of energy, just 40 grams per person per year, all energy included [transportation, electricity, heating - all]. 40 grams. [1] It was quite eye-opening to know that 1GW nuclear plant, working for decades, can keep _all_ of it's waste on site. As for no recycling in the world - I believe France begs to differ. They do recycle their and even other's nuclear waste into nuclear fuel. And what minimal part that can't be recycled further can be melted into glass [2]. Given that no soul was ever harmed by industrial nuclear waste (it is mostly on site), existing baseload capabilities and _history_ of decarbonizing whole industrialized economies (France/Korea again), I feel it is harmful to completely discount this method of poower generation. [1] https://whatisnuclear.com/waste.html#howmuch https://whatisnuclear.com/waste.html#howmuch [2] https://www.livescience.com/62623-radioactive-waste-trapped-in-glass.html https://www.livescience.com/62623-radioactive-waste-trapped-...

DocTomoe 6y ago
While I agree with a lot of what you say, the line about noone ever having been harmed by industrial nuclear waste is not entirely true. Have a look into the Kyshtym disaster and - more recently - September 12, 2011 incident at Marcoule, France.
- candiodari 6y ago
  But why doesn't it matter how many and how badly people have gotten hurt. With Chernobyl, which is by far the worst possible case, we're talking 50 seriously hurt people, 500 with seriously shortened lifespan, and let's say 100000 to 1000000 with slightly shortened lifespan. Absolutely no other energy source comes even close to such low numbers, certainly not solar power, oil and especially not everyone's de-facto alternative: coal, which has actually killed millions, and shortened lifespans of certainly a billion people ... How does this compare?

DocTomoe 6y ago

While I agree with a lot of what you say, the line about noone ever having been harmed by industrial nuclear waste is not entirely true. Have a look into the Kyshtym disaster and - more recently - September 12, 2011 incident at Marcoule, France.

candiodari 6y ago
But why doesn't it matter how many and how badly people have gotten hurt. With Chernobyl, which is by far the worst possible case, we're talking 50 seriously hurt people, 500 with seriously shortened lifespan, and let's say 100000 to 1000000 with slightly shortened lifespan. Absolutely no other energy source comes even close to such low numbers, certainly not solar power, oil and especially not everyone's de-facto alternative: coal, which has actually killed millions, and shortened lifespans of certainly a billion people ... How does this compare?