German solar and wind are triple the cost of French nuclear, last half as long

Re:German solar and wind are triple the cost of French nucle... by markdown on Saturday November 09, 2019 @04:21PM (#21494443)

It doesn't take up much space so I imagine the cost is just as much as it would cost to dig a very deep hole in the ground in a location unlikely to be exposed even if all record of its location was lost... perhaps under the ocean.

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Re:German solar and wind are triple the cost of French nucle... by droithomme on Saturday November 09, 2019 @05:36PM (#21494953)

All of it needs to be processed in a breeder reactor before storage. Processing in a breeder reactor is illegal under US law.

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Re:German solar and wind are triple the cost of French nucle... by loeg on Saturday November 09, 2019 @10:33PM (#21496229)

Just dump it in the Marianas Trench.

> a crescent-shaped trough in the Earth's crust averaging about 2,550 km long and 69 km wide.

It's still better for humans and the environment than burning fossil fuels (and arguably better than solar/wind).

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