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Hmm, if it is so outdated, should we close all 45 of the identical General Electric-design reactors operating in US cities soon? Or, we could extend their oper
by marze 13y ago
Hmm, if it is so outdated, should we close all 45 of the identical General Electric-design reactors operating in US cities soon?
Or, we could extend their operating license each for 20 years and see if they can handle it.
- ori_b 13y agoYES. We should definitely be upgrading our nuclear reactors to modern designs. While the USA mostly isn't in an earthquake zone, which reduces the risks, the reactors are definitely past their useful life, less safe than they could be, and require more expensive, dangerous, and weaponizable fuel than then should. The problem with upgrading, of course, is political. The amount of public outcry that would occur if we started to build new reactors, even based on better designs, would make things very difficult politically.
- VladRussian2 13y agoevery time i drive to San Diego, i'm always struck at the view of this thing and how out of place it is and what could happen there. Seems common sense is winning as i heard they stopped reactors there and don't plan to restart.