Re:Macron says France will build new nuclear energy reactors
by Gigachad on Tuesday November 09, 2021 @07:16PM
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What is the cost of the radioactive waste and heavy metal contamination from coal? What is the cost of recycling every solar panel every 20 years?
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Re:Macron says France will build new nuclear energy reactors
by manquer on Tuesday November 09, 2021 @07:44PM
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Recycling costs should already be well understood and can be built with reasonable accuracy into a ownership model.
Between dying in next 100-200 years because of climate change or risking nuclear contamination problems 100's of years in the future in concentrated locations the later is always preferable yes.
I am not saying there is no good reason to move to nuclear, but cost is not one of them, as literally we don't know what it will cost yet.