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A comment on Why Nuclear Power, Not Renewables, Is the Path to Low-Carbon Energy (2020). Parent comment

Re:Why Nuclear Power, Not Renewables, Is the Path to Low-Car... by Angostura on Monday June 14, 2021 @10:47AM (#27503207)
> In contrast, all the nuclear waste generated by the world since the invention of nuclear energy can fit into a single Highschool auditorium.

Even a cursory glance at the amount of storage in a singe UK site, Sellafield would tell you that you are wrong. Unless, this is a rether exceptional high school https://www.wired.co.uk/article/inside-sellafield-nuclear-wa...

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Re:Why Nuclear Power, Not Renewables, Is the Path to Low-Car... by falcolas on Monday June 14, 2021 @11:07AM (#27503458)
You're right and wrong. The waste amount is rather small, but the steel, concrete, and water required to contain that amount is several orders of magnitude larger.

The parent is ignoring those containment requirements (or relying heavily on technologies that are still in the research phase).

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