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9. Waste worries are the reason we stopped building reactors in the 70's

Thu Feb 10, 2022, 10:39 PM

Feb 2022

And instead kept us burning a buttload of coal and gas for the past 50 years.

By worrying about a few thousand tons of nuclear waste, we've released hundreds of billions of tons of carbon waste. Unintended consequences x1000

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Love it! (nt) Hugh_Lebowski Feb 2022 #1

No! Wrong direction! This could be the end of us. TeamProg Feb 2022 #2

This is truly worrisome........NC DENVERPOPS Feb 2022 #3

Nuclear is the only feasible way to achieve our power needs oldsoftie Feb 2022 #5

We COULD rely on wind and solar if the money was invested, but no, the powers that be want to TeamProg Feb 2022 #6

Money is only 1 issue. We simply don't have enough MATERIAL to make as much as needed. oldsoftie Feb 2022 #30

The areas the TVA serves is not conducive to reliable wind power generation. Calista241 Feb 2022 #41

Agree. hippywife Feb 2022 #7

Other countries seemed to have figured it out. former9thward Feb 2022 #20

Really? Have they? hippywife Feb 2022 #21

This is how France does it. former9thward Feb 2022 #24

Thank you. Newer technologies have made it even better. oldsoftie Feb 2022 #31

That's still not a solution. hippywife Feb 2022 #43

Here you go cinematicdiversions Feb 2022 #32

The waste really isn't such a large amount. LiberalArkie Feb 2022 #10

The problem is the small amount still has to be stored for Billions of years. Gore1FL Feb 2022 #18

No, its $20 a year. former9thward Feb 2022 #22

I bet they said the same thing burning coal and oil and wood while clearing woodlands. Gore1FL Feb 2022 #25

Other countries, such as France, deal with it just fine. former9thward Feb 2022 #26

Let's check back in a few 100,000 years. As I have stated may times on this sub thread, and thread Gore1FL Feb 2022 #27

We DID figure it out. We invented nuclear. oldsoftie Feb 2022 #33

We haven't quite figured out nuclear, though. Gore1FL Feb 2022 #39

Not billions, but a few hundred thousand years Polybius Feb 2022 #53

Modern Nuclear is by far the safest and most environmentally friendly choice. cinematicdiversions Feb 2022 #14

They said the same thing about "modern nuclear plants" in the '60's. TeamProg Feb 2022 #28

And how many died in the US from nuclear power accidents? None. oldsoftie Feb 2022 #40

Many U.S. Navy vessels are nuclear-powered dalton99a Feb 2022 #47

Excellent point. Totally forgot about them. oldsoftie Feb 2022 #60

Okay, I'll play. How many people have died from Solar, Geothermic or Wind power? TeamProg Feb 2022 #51

The same number. And comparing Chernobyl to anything in the US is ridiculous. oldsoftie Feb 2022 #56

Why? Source something. This has been in the works a long time. ancianita Feb 2022 #35

Fossil fuels will be the end of us if we don't quit them now. hunter Feb 2022 #38

Good! But 20+ years late. It truly is the ONLY way to get where we need to be oldsoftie Feb 2022 #4

NOOO. This is insane. There is no way to dispose of the waste. Jessus H people are you serious? Evolve Dammit Feb 2022 #8

Waste worries are the reason we stopped building reactors in the 70's NickB79 Feb 2022 #9

Totally disagree. Until there is a way to dispose of the waste, rad waste poses much greater risk Evolve Dammit Feb 2022 #11

We've entered the 6th mass extinction event due to carbon emissions NickB79 Feb 2022 #13

There seems to be no science behind your claims. NT cinematicdiversions Feb 2022 #16

The half life for Uranium is 4.5 Billion years. Gore1FL Feb 2022 #19

The half life of many dangerous fossil fuel wastes is FOREVER. hunter Feb 2022 #44

Fossile fules are not radioactive and thius do not have a half life. Gore1FL Feb 2022 #46

I used to be an anti-nuclear activist, and a fairly radical one at that. hunter Feb 2022 #54

The argument "we do dangerous things with other materials" isn't a strong one. Gore1FL Feb 2022 #55

No one ever researches the downside of solar & wind production. oldsoftie Feb 2022 #57

experience Evolve Dammit Feb 2022 #48

"experience' isn't science. Reality is. oldsoftie Feb 2022 #58

Reality is there is no safe way to handle and store long-term. I'm not going to argue this further. Evolve Dammit Feb 2022 #62

The company CEO says this system actually reduces nuclear waste. ancianita Feb 2022 #36

of course he does. Read Rachel Maddow's Blowout for a comprehensive look into energy history. Evolve Dammit Feb 2022 #49

I read it. Don't remember her focus on nuclear, just fossil conglomerates and global networks. ancianita Feb 2022 #50

I was referring to the sales pitches by all the execs including the nuclear detonation in CO. Evolve Dammit Feb 2022 #61

Newer generation nuclear power designs do not produce the quantity of waste Calista241 Feb 2022 #42

Imagine if we have a major Carrington event and we can't get power to keep spent fuel pools cool. roamer65 Feb 2022 #12

We could melt down every reactor on the planet and not see an ELE NickB79 Feb 2022 #15

I think we eventually find out. roamer65 Feb 2022 #17

From the way they are describing the reactors get are considering HariSeldon Feb 2022 #23

FUCK OFF!!! C Moon Feb 2022 #29

So you think solar tech changed since the 80s but not nuclear technology? oldsoftie Feb 2022 #34

I'm with you. They're worth trying. ancianita Feb 2022 #37

And this is why nothing significant to end climate change will get done. marie999 Feb 2022 #45

There you have it! oldsoftie Feb 2022 #59

Couldn't the nuke waste be launched into the Sun? n/t Yanicosco Feb 2022 #52

Would have it to get into space on rockets that occasionally don't want to make it up into space Sapient Donkey Feb 2022 #63