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I find it interesting that just when SMRs are getting a bit, and just a bit in a grand scheme of things, of traction, the old nuclear waster argument is revived
by clarionbell 4y ago
I find it interesting that just when SMRs are getting a bit, and just a bit in a grand scheme of things, of traction, the old nuclear waster argument is revived.
Weren't the real reasons why we can't use nuclear power the long time needed to finish a plant and unreasonable economics?
- dane-pgp 4y agoTo be fair, the time needed to build the necessary production lines and then hundreds of SMRs is even less certain than the time needed for building Large Old-fashioned Reactors (which can take 3x longer than planned[0]), and the economics are similarly unproven. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flamanville_Nuclear_Power_Plant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flamanville_Nuclear_Power_Plan...
- banku_brougham 4y ago>the old nuclear waste argument is revived. The nuclear waste problem never goes away, that's what makes nuclear power special. (I am not a nuclear power engineer.)
- ncmncm 4y agoAny argument that gets traction and makes building more of those ramshackle contraptions harder to start is a net good. Economics absolutely dictates no new reactors, but economics is frequently overwhelmed, strong-armed by politics.