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> 1, 2 What about the long-term solution for the storage and disposal of combustion by-products? Do we just keep dumping them into the atmosphere? This argume
by zamalek 5y ago
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What about the long-term solution for the storage and disposal of combustion by-products? Do we just keep dumping them into the atmosphere?
This argument against nuclear waste is an emotional one: the fact that we can see, store, and move nuclear by-products is an advantage. We completely lose control of combustion by-products that we dump into the atmosphere; they are simply perceived as less dangerous to our monkey brains.
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The failure mode of coal power plants is continuous, and the damage caused by the sum of all fission disasters is nothing compared to the damage caused (including radioactive) by burning coal under normal circumstances, each year.
There is obviously no contest compared to wind/solar.