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Nuclear doesn’t just have one problem. It has seven. Here are the seven major problems with nuclear energy and why it is not a solution to the climate crisis.

Nuclear doesn’t just have one problem. It has seven. Here are the seven major problems with nuclear energy and why it is not a solution to the climate crisis.

  • solo@slrpnk.netOPEnglish
    23·
    2 days ago

    Nuclear is not stable nor reliable. Reliability for me is also related to safety. It is well know that this technology has issues related to problems briefly mentioned in this article in the following sections:

    • Weapons Proliferation Risk
    • Meltdown Risk
    • Waste Risk

    Also, it looks like you did not address any of the problematic aspects of nuclear. Which include the points above and the following:

    • Long Time Lag Between Planning and Operation
    • Cost
    • Mining Lung Cancer Risk
    • Carbon-Equivalent Emissions and Air Pollution

    Edit: the strikethrough, I thought it was used a synonym of “reliable”. Now that I think of it,I suppose it was in relation to the power grid?

    • Mihies@programming.dev
      4·
      1 day ago

      I thought it was used a synonym of “reliable”. Now that I think of it,I suppose it was in relation to the power grid?

      Yep, it is a constant flow of energy.

      About the problems - yes, there are problems and not minor ones, but OTOH we don’t have an alternative, do we? Also CO2 emissions are exaggerated - mining and other activities could involve more e-vehicles I suppose. What air pollution we are talking about? CO2?