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Precisely. Especially when comparing the number of deaths(1) from then-China's favourite energy source or simply Uranium's efficiency(2) and the fact we know n
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Precisely.
Especially when comparing the number of deaths(1) from then-China's favourite energy source or simply Uranium's efficiency(2) and the fact we know now how to recycle most of the waste(3)
Sure, I prefer the solar too, but I agree the governance is the bigger problem in the example from the story.
(1) https://www.researchgate.net/figure/rates-for-each-energy-source-in-deaths-per-billion-kWh-produced-Source-Updated_tbl2_272406182 https://www.researchgate.net/figure/rates-for-each-energy-so... and https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2023/10/new-nuclear-power-is-preventing-at-least-50000-deaths-per-year-from-more-coal-plants.html https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2023/10/new-nuclear-power-is-p...
(2) https://xkcd.com/1162/ https://xkcd.com/1162/
(3) https://whatisnuclear.com/recycling.html https://whatisnuclear.com/recycling.html and https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360544214002035 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S036054421...