• RealFknNito@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      I love this graph because what it illustrates is that instead of going with the option that has virtually no waste, nuclear, everyone is fine with ramping up one that still is making a rather concerning amount of waste.

      Celebrating taking the second best option seems really dumb when the even better one is right there.

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          5 months ago

          It wouldn’t show up because nuclear waste is beyond miniscule and nearly every atom is accounted for. No other industry can claim that.

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                5 months ago

                Please be polite instead of hostile .

                You’re also only looking at spent fuel quantity and not the reactor parts and tailings which constitute the bulk of radioactive waste.

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                    Not really. Both solar and nuclear produce small amounts of waste compared with the fossil fuels industry. This makes them both reasonable choices from that perspective.

                    The problem with nuclear has always been cost.