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Re:Nuclear power is the climate superhero too nervous to wea... by loopback_device on Tuesday August 16, 2022 @09:41AM (#32482586)
> One of them has to do with weapons grade material which isn’t even the subject we’re talking about

Btw, the Sellafield complex has a civilian nuclear power plant – the fact that there was a military facility there in the 50s does not make that disappear?

> and this pretty much proves my original point about how incredibly uneducated people are.

Ouch.

Re:Nuclear power is the climate superhero too nervous to wea... by loopback_device on Tuesday August 16, 2022 @09:02AM (#32482205)
Sellafield is what caused mainland Europe to stop importing Irish butter in the nineteen-somethings, among other things. Not buying Irish butter is a thing I still remember. And Gorleben - I've been there recently. It's been a candidate for long term storage in Germany, and is still a processing/holding facility today. You can also get a tour of the mine that was supposed to be used as storage. Not sure if you're aware, but Germany doesn't have nuclear weapons, so it's all commercial nuclear fuel and waste processing. (EDIT: This is relevant to Sellafield, as waste from there is or was also processed in Gorleben if I recall correctly)

The phosphate mine waste incident - while not from a power plant - is still a radioactive waste issue. (EDIT 2: I mentioned this because it was the most recent incident in my memory)

Re:Nuclear power is the climate superhero too nervous to wea... by loopback_device on Tuesday August 16, 2022 @09:16AM (#32482316)
If you need another example, read up on La Hague, where Germany also disposed of some of its waste.