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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Is nuclear energy really a long term solution? The radioactive waste still gets stored on earth and it lasts thousands of years. I realize that the CO2 mass emissions far surpasses what the equivalent radioactive waste would be but annually storing tonnes of radioactive waste on the planet will one day likely result in severe consequences.
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And as you say annually dumping gigatonnes of waste into the atmosphere will definitely result in severe consequences, at least with nuclear waste we know exactly where it is and what we can do with it.
And the waste still retains a huge portion of its potential energy, there are reactor types that can use the waste as fuel. Or other types of reactors that have a fuel cycle that produce waste that is only more radioactive than in-the-ground uranium for 100's of years.
Nuclear doesn't have to be the only solution for sure, solar is the best, but we need to replace coal and the sooner we can the better.