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There is also the nuclear weapons proliferation bit. I'm honestly more concerned about that than accidents.
by salty_biscuits 4y ago
There is also the nuclear weapons proliferation bit. I'm honestly more concerned about that than accidents.
- smackeyacky 4y agoIt doesn't have to be that way. I'm no great fan of Nuclear power (although mostly because we know it will be privatised and the private company running it will suddenly be bankrupt when it comes to the clean up) but the US and Russia hid a lot of their weapons development behind "too cheap to meter" nuclear power stations. I wouldn't guarantee they would not do that again, but the incentives are very different this time around, so the design of the power stations shouldn't produce material suitable for modern nuclear weapons as a side effect.
- throwaway894345 4y agoRegarding privatization, we could easily require private companies to put up a bond/insurance for the cleanup so they pay for it ahead of time thus preventing issues if they go bankrupt. I say “easily” because passing anti-nuclear regulation seems to be the one thing the US federal government can get done effectively.