One of the oldest known human settlements is about to be flooded by a dam

Re:One of the oldest known human settlements is about to be ... by cmroanirgo on Friday October 04, 2019 @01:43PM (#21160042)

Nuclear power requires that we have safe nuclear storage facilities for the next 10,000 years or so. That's a huge investment. Considering most Western governments change hands every 4 years or so, then the vote to keep the nuclear storage facilities maintained must succeed at least 2500 times in a row.

Also, do not forget that Fukashima is still an ongoing disaster that's only just recently begun to stabilize.

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Re:One of the oldest known human settlements is about to be ... by cpeterso on Friday October 04, 2019 @02:59PM (#21160797)

Dams do damage now, but at least they can be removed later if power needs change. The dammed area and rivers can restored.

"3 Dams to Be Removed in American West to Restore Rivers A new $50 million fund will help communities remove “deadbeat dams,” starting in California, Oregon, and Washington." https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2016/11/dam-removal-...

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Re:One of the oldest known human settlements is about to be ... by stale2002 on Friday October 04, 2019 @01:55PM (#21160174)

> requires that we have safe nuclear storage facilities for the next 10,000 years or so

Not really, no.

You should take a look at how many people die due to coal, and how much long term environmental damage coal is responsible for.

Even in the worst case scenario of a Nuclear Accident, I would still rather that happen, than deal with the effects of coal.

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Re:One of the oldest known human settlements is about to be ... by driverdan on Friday October 04, 2019 @03:15PM (#21160936)

> Also, do not forget that Fukashima is still an ongoing disaster that's only just recently begun to stabilize.

Reactor design has changed significantly since Fukashima was built. Newer reactors are far safer.

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Re:One of the oldest known human settlements is about to be ... by tomatotomato37 on Friday October 04, 2019 @03:29PM (#21161066)

Fukashima is older than Chernobyl in fact, by 5 years

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Re:One of the oldest known human settlements is about to be ... by beerandt on Friday October 04, 2019 @04:28PM (#21161611)

One is high pressure water, the other is molten salt.

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Re:One of the oldest known human settlements is about to be ... by specialist on Friday October 04, 2019 @02:05PM (#21160266)

I can't separate civilian & military. Nor past, present, future. Nor the fissile material and all the byproducts. Nor the gathering (mining) and the disposal (reburying) of same.

I'm strongly in favor of traveling wave reactors. We need more tools for reducing, mitigating our stockpiles.

When the Hanford Nuclear Reservation's contaminants in the water table reach the Columbia River, everything downstream dies.

For me, any discussion about new civilian nuclear is fullstop until all the other aspects are addressed. Meanwhile, we prop up the nuclear power we have during the transition to wind, solar.

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Re:One of the oldest known human settlements is about to be ... by bb88 on Friday October 04, 2019 @01:52PM (#21160156)

Chernobyl was just restabilized after 30 years, and will have to be restabilized again in another 100.

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Re:One of the oldest known human settlements is about to be ... by beerandt on Friday October 04, 2019 @04:40PM (#21161705)

No, the design lifespan of the new containment is 100 years, but decommissioning will be finished before then.

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Re:One of the oldest known human settlements is about to be ... by selectodude on Friday October 04, 2019 @03:51PM (#21161271)

What do you mean by restabilized?

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Re:One of the oldest known human settlements is about to be ... by asdff on Friday October 04, 2019 @04:13PM (#21161474)

Most nuclear waste is stored on areas that are already severely irradiated, more so than they could be just from nuclear waste. There are plenty of places like that after the cold war nuclear tests.

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Re:One of the oldest known human settlements is about to be ... by coldacid on Friday October 04, 2019 @03:52PM (#21161283)

Fuk_u_shima.

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Re:One of the oldest known human settlements is about to be ... by cmroanirgo on Friday October 04, 2019 @05:20PM (#21162015)

Sorry. It took more than a moment to realise this was a call for a spelling correction. I can't edit the parent, but thanks, it was fat fingers.

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