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> and some always will no? why would they? > And what about the trash The whole of France produces less than 10 tons of long-term radioactive material. Hardl
by namdnay 5y ago
> and some always will
no? why would they?
> And what about the trash
The whole of France produces less than 10 tons of long-term radioactive material. Hardly a big issue finding somewhere to safely bury that.
> I don't think it's greener energy than coal
? of course it is, coal is insanely dangerous, germany burning coal is killing people every day. And then there's the impact on global warming
- foobarawayquux 5y agoI was curious about that quote "less than 10 tons of long-term radioactive material" and looked it up: Based on the orano group marketing site: https://www.orano.group/en/unpacking-nuclear/all-about-radioactive-waste-in-france https://www.orano.group/en/unpacking-nuclear/all-about-radio... it's 200 grams per inhabitant in France, which is 67 million. 200 grams * population of france in metric tons is 13.4 t That's quite good, even if it isn't 10 tons. Of course you still need a location for the short-lived (~300 year) nuclear waste.
- namdnay 5y agohttps://www.sfen.org/rgn/dechets-radioactifs-verite-faits-exactitude-chiffres#:~:text=Ainsi%2C%20la%20masse%20totale%20de,de%20moins%20de%2010%20tonnes https://www.sfen.org/rgn/dechets-radioactifs-verite-faits-ex....
- bayesian_horse 5y agoThis is more than 10 tons per year. With no plan to store it long-term... And Germany does have plans to move to more renewable energy. It is a lot easier to get rid of coal plants than it is to get rid of nuclear plants...
- namdnay 5y agoWhat do you mean by "no plan to store it long-term"? We do store it long-term. It's vitrified, then sunk into underground concrete bunkers in geologically stable areas.