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You know what else could be done, if we got our shit together and cooperated? A proper energy transition away from fossil fuels to clean alternatives. One thin
by hef19898 3y ago
You know what else could be done, if we got our shit together and cooperated? A proper energy transition away from fossil fuels to clean alternatives.
One thing so: France, or rather all French goverents, are as pro-nuclear as it gets. And even they only built one reprocessing plant. Should tell you something.
- natmaka 3y agoAFAIK there is no recycling (re-enrichment) in France since 2013 (costs, technical problems...). Source: https://www.rtl.fr/actu/debats-societe/nucleaire-que-deviennent-les-dechets-des-centrales-en-france-7797980852 https://www.rtl.fr/actu/debats-societe/nucleaire-que-devienn... It may restart in 2029. Some is done in Russia, of all 'partners'...
- Moldoteck 3y agoreprocessing & breeding are not that popular bc with these it's easy to make bombs. I agree with energy transition, this should imply all: hydro/solar/wind/nuclear/geo. Hydro is pretty much already exploited, maybe we could replace old generators with new ones to get more juice, solar+wind are a good combo but not reliable, so we need both more batteries for short term stabilization and hydro storage for longer term stabilization, all together are expensive, esp considering that solar&batteries should be periodically replaced. Geo is nice but not feasible in all regions, nuclear is nice but again - less feasible in earthquake areas/tsunami areas. I just hate that so many ppl want to go with solar/wind only. It's not the solution, it's a part of it, together with other technologies, including nuclear