Locke, existing waste is consumable as fuel in next generation reactors.
There is a good chance multiple government efforts including a recent move in the US, in combination with lots of interest from private funding, that we will see the first wave of commercial modular reactors in the early part of next decade.
These have entirely different safety, waste, temperature and most importantly economics compared to existing reactors. They're extremely well suited for industrial purposes including steam or electricity based oilsands extraction, upgrading, desalination, fertilizer, pulp and paper, food processing, cement production, other petrochemical processes.... and could help usher in new steel processing tech (making it cheaper). So... trillions in economic output could be decarbonized with minimal disruption, tonnes of job creation and positive returns generated
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If the NHL ever needs an enema, Edmonton is where they'll insert it.
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