Re:Nuclear power looks to regain its footing 10 years after ...
by xupybd on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @10:29PM
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I don't like the idea of attacks, but I would refute the idea that nuclear waste is an unsolvable problem. It is a difficult problem.
The long term cost of nuclear has to be weighed against the long term cost of not using it. That cost will be significantly more carbon emissions. Quantifying the magnitude of the problem created by those emissions is hard. Then trying to estimate at what point do affordable renewables backed with good affordable storage options come online. As it would only be in that in between time that nuclear would have a significant impact on carbon emissions.
It's not about picking a harmless option, it's about finding the least harmful.
The long term cost of nuclear has to be weighed against the long term cost of not using it. That cost will be significantly more carbon emissions. Quantifying the magnitude of the problem created by those emissions is hard. Then trying to estimate at what point do affordable renewables backed with good affordable storage options come online. As it would only be in that in between time that nuclear would have a significant impact on carbon emissions.
It's not about picking a harmless option, it's about finding the least harmful.