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> Nuclear waste can be reprocessed Arguing that we should adopt smr reactors because their proportionally larger amount of waste can be burned by a much large
by Octoth0rpe 4y ago
> Nuclear waste can be reprocessed
Arguing that we should adopt smr reactors because their proportionally larger amount of waste can be burned by a much larger/more expensive reactor that we'd _also_ have to fund/build? One that would likely cost >10b and take 20 years to construct? That doesn't seem like a good response to the waste issues with SMRs.
- MisterMower 4y agoAs they say, the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now. Just because it takes a while to bring it online doesn't mean it isn't a worthwhile investment.
- hypertele-Xii 4y agoActually that's exactly what it means. Investments are measured in Rate of Return on Investment - the time to break even. Because the sooner you get your money back, the sooner you can re-invest it.