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[ConservativeDemocrat]

326. Because its less expensive to use uranium than to reprocess plutonium

...and store the plutonium. Oh, and WIPP isn't just for plutonium. It contains all sorts of less useful radioactive waste, such as americium, neptunium, and yes, even uranium (go figure).

The 50 year fight over nuclear power has landed us in a worst-of-both-worlds situation, where we won't shut down old power plants that we know have inherent problems, because of the absurd amounts of regulatory hurdles are thrown in the way, but meanwhile shady laws shielding power companies from liability are thrown around, disincentivising prudent maintenance. The result is a system that is far more wasteful and less safe than it could be. People clutch their pearls about nuclear power being held inside of sealed containment reactors while at the same time, that same nuclear waste is being shipped around on trains without a thought.

And yet, no matter all the stupidity, it's still one of the safest means of constant power generation out there. Massively better than any combustion based power generation.

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