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Can we afford to be afraid of nuclear power? (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 1 day ago by Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to c/climate@slrpnk.net

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[–] simsalabim@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Whenever people try to sell nuclear power, they simply "forget" to tell us...

How much co2 is produced by mining and enriching uranium and how much water is used so it can be used for reactors
How expensive it is to build a plant, and how much building them will go over budget (see UK)
That nuclear plants are uninsurable
Because of the above, tax payers are responsible for the costs of clean up and dismantling because that is not factored it
That nuclear plants have to shut down when it's too hot
Transport of used nuclear pellets is expensive
Most countries struggle with final storage of nuclear waste
That nuclear plants are often more contaminated and more expensive to dismantle than anticipated

[–] shifty@leminal.space 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I hope thorium reactors become a reality soon, they'll probably fix or lower most of your concerns with current uranium reactors.

[–] federalreverse@feddit.org 2 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

People should stop trying to manifest new reactor types. Especially in the face of climate change which really doesn't leave us much time before shit hits fans even harder. Usually, the lead time on new reactor designs is even longer than on other reactor designs and half the promised features don't materialize, and you'll likely learn that the private company building the plant has accidentally forgotten one crucial element on the spec-sheet.

[–] fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 day ago

Every nuclear power plant in the United States carries no fault insurance by law. They literally are all insured every single one

The rest of these are all just Big Oil talking points because they don't want competition