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> the still unsolved questions of where to dump the waste This isn't an unsolved problem, just an uneconomical one - there isn't enough waste for any of the po
by Chris2048 5y ago
> the still unsolved questions of where to dump the waste
This isn't an unsolved problem, just an uneconomical one - there isn't enough waste for any of the possible solutions to be economical. The solution to getting rid of nuclear waste, is to produce enough of it to make R&D worthwhile.
> of nuclear weapon fuel proliferation
But how does this relate to power plants? The military will get its nukes, whether or not the plants are built.
- mschuster91 5y ago> But how does this relate to power plants? The military will get its nukes, whether or not the plants are built. The problem is that the plutonium will be created in the first place and needs to be taken extra care of to make sure the stuff doesn't get stolen or "misplaced" and then diverted off to terrorists.