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Re:Nuclear lighthouses built by the Soviets in the Arctic [v... by simonh on Friday January 08, 2021 @06:49AM (#25683696)
This stuff came out of the ground in the first place. What are we supposed to do about all the millions of tons of nuclear fuel just lying around in rocks and seawater right now?

What we need to do is evaluate the risks from all the current options. Fossil fuels, renewables and nuclear energy and come up with a balanced strategy. There are people dying right now from radioneucleotides released from fossil fuels, or just ambient radioactivity. It's a matter of relative risk.

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Re:Nuclear lighthouses built by the Soviets in the Arctic [v... by godelski on Friday January 08, 2021 @02:35PM (#25689197)
That's not a fair comparison because nuclear material for weapons and reactors is enriched. There's not much naturally occurring U235. Not that you can't safely put it in the ground, but your comparison isn't exactly fair.
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