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Re:Britain has gone two months without burning coal to gener... by manfredo on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @11:50AM (#23478444)
It doesn't need to last a billion years. Within 10-50 thousand years the uranium is no more radioactive that uranium that was never used in fuel. Sure, uranium is still a toxic heavy metal. But you do understand where this uranium came from before it was used as fuel?
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Re:Britain has gone two months without burning coal to gener... by winrid on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @04:47PM (#23481895)
Good clarification, thanks!
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