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Re:Germany is No 1 in Europe for EV production, No 2 in the ... by Moldoteck on Thursday June 13, 2024 @08:44AM (#40668972)
nuclear doesn't have unsolved problems. It's only problem is the cost. We already know how to operate the plants, how to safely store the waste or reprocess it to reuse multiple times, how to solidify the waste - all of this is already known, the question is if govt's want to spend the money now for this infra to get the prices down in the future and reduce the build times like China did
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Re:Germany is No 1 in Europe for EV production, No 2 in the ... by Herz on Thursday June 13, 2024 @09:16AM (#40669280)
I would also add that all these solutions are financed in the bill.

Once a panel or blade reaches the end of its life, it is no one's responsibility to have to recycle it. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-02-05/wind-turb...

Nuclear power is the only source that solves all the "problems" on the bill.

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Re:Germany is No 1 in Europe for EV production, No 2 in the ... by Moldoteck on Thursday June 13, 2024 @11:27AM (#40670845)
Reprocessing and vitrification are certainly not financed in the bill since these require separate infra and nuclear pp can operate without them. Usually the waste is going through several stages of cooling and stored underground 'till reprocessing is possible/economically profitable'
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