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Re:Nuclear Power in France by baud147258 on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @12:52PM (#28841984)
> They also require massive amounts of concrete (bad for the environment, locally and globally) and absurd amounts of space.

All the other types of power plants use massive amount of concrete too and space (except solar panel installed on roofs)

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Re:Nuclear Power in France by p_j_w on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @01:15PM (#28842328)
Solar panels aren't all that great at EOL, either. They've got some toxic materials in them and aren't, as yet, easily recyclable. They beat the shit out of fossil fuels as far as the environment goes, but they're hardly without their own problems.
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Re:Nuclear Power in France by smotah on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @01:19PM (#28842378)
Indeed, nuclear power plants requires way less concrete by kWh than wind turbines.
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