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Such as Germany and other countries taking all nuclear off line. And for what reason? Historically, the concern has been what to do with the waste. But now, be
by thathndude 5y ago
Such as Germany and other countries taking all nuclear off line.
And for what reason? Historically, the concern has been what to do with the waste. But now, because we are investing in nuclear, we are finding that we can actually re-process the waste.
And, at the worst, once rocket launch has become trivial, we can always send the waste off into the void (or sun).
- rocqua 5y agoIts easier to shoot stuff out of the solar system than to shoot it into the sun.
- CRConrad 5y ago
- reportingsjr 5y ago> Historically, the concern has been what to do with the waste. But now, because we are investing in nuclear, we are finding that we can actually re-process the waste. Reprocessing of nuclear waste is by no means a "new" finding. It's been known since nuclear power reactors have been a thing, but it is politically untenable. No country with nuclear capabilities is comfortable with other countries reprocessing spent fuel, as it is a portion of the process used to create material for nuclear weapons. As much as I want to love nuclear as an amazing source of energy, the cost and issues that arise with nuclear waste are massive and frequently discounted by people encouraging additional nuclear power reactors.
- rekoil 5y agoI'm not dismissing the issues with the waste. Co2 however is a much larger issue in the short term.