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> ... ignoring the fact that the disposal facilities were planned before they decided to prematurely close the plants. That is not true, there are zero long-te
by funcDropShadow 4y ago
> ... ignoring the fact that the disposal facilities were planned before they decided to prematurely close the plants.
That is not true, there are zero long-term storage facilities for nuclear waste in Germany. We only have short term and midterm storage facilities. That is the root problem. Nuclear power plants were build and operated without a plan how to dispose of the waste.
- lobochrome 4y agoTo be fair the same is true for every power generation source that ever existed. CO2, coal slag, disused solar panels, composite rotor blades, all lack a clear strategy for long term disposal.
- imtringued 4y agoYou can resurface solar panel wafers and then build new ones. Glass and aluminum are easy to recycle as well. Lead free solder is used everywhere. Only cadmium based thin film solar panels are problematic.