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> they have not yet found one. Meaning no region can be selected by a politician with out committing political suicide.
by 1718627440 6mo ago
> they have not yet found one.
Meaning no region can be selected by a politician with out committing political suicide.
- polski-g 6mo agoYes, putting it in a swing state is a non-starter. But putting the waste in a solid red or blue state? Makes perfect sense.
- 1718627440 6mo agoI was referring to Germany and I am not aware, that a concept such as "swing states" exists there. Is declaring a suitable place for nuclear waste an issue in the USA as well?
- mpweiher 6mo agoI think it's the other way around: Rejecting nuclear waste site is an easy and almost cost-free way of garnering browny points with the part of your electorate that has been indoctrinated into massive radiophobia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiophobia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiophobia It is almost cost-free because in reality, nuclear waste is so low in quantity and so easy/unproblematic to store "temporarily" that it just isn't a real problem. Politicians know this. So they can play this game. And once pressure builds enough you dig a hole in the ground like you always could have and like the Fins just did and start storing.