𝕾𝖕𝖎𝖈𝖞 𝕿𝖚𝖓𝖆@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 months agoNuclear isn't perfect, but it is the best we have right now.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square72fedilinkarrow-up144arrow-down120
arrow-up124arrow-down1imageNuclear isn't perfect, but it is the best we have right now.lemmy.world𝕾𝖕𝖎𝖈𝖞 𝕿𝖚𝖓𝖆@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square72fedilink
minus-squareTurboHarbinger@feddit.cllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoITT: ignorant people with 20+ years old knowledge. Nuclear energy has been safe for a long time. Radioactive waste disposal is better than ever now.
minus-squareuis@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoAlso you can separate fuel waste from useful part. So even less waste.
minus-squareZacryon@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months ago Radioactive waste disposal is better than ever now. But is it good enough?
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-24 months agoBreeder reactors reuse the waste as fuel until there’s a significantly smaller amount of actual waste. I imagine if we actually committed to funding nuclear tech, we’d get even better at disposing of it. Shit, why not send it into space with Elon’s rockets? Only half joking.
minus-squareWhatYouNeed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·4 months agoBecause we can dump the waste down deeper mine shafts, making it easier for us to pretend it doesn’t exist?
ITT: ignorant people with 20+ years old knowledge.
Nuclear energy has been safe for a long time. Radioactive waste disposal is better than ever now.
Also you can separate fuel waste from useful part. So even less waste.
But is it good enough?
Breeder reactors reuse the waste as fuel until there’s a significantly smaller amount of actual waste.
I imagine if we actually committed to funding nuclear tech, we’d get even better at disposing of it.
Shit, why not send it into space with Elon’s rockets? Only half joking.
Because we can dump the waste down deeper mine shafts, making it easier for us to pretend it doesn’t exist?