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Current Climate: A New Nuclear Reactor Goes Online In Georgia (www.forbes.com)

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[–] AnarchoYeasty@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wait until you learn about the horrific environmental impact of battery production. And the amount of slavery involved in their creation.

[–] pizzaiolo 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What's uranium mining like for the environment?

[–] AnarchoYeasty@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

Not great but uranium can be mined in first world nations unlike cobalt which is mined by slaves in the congo. Nuclear is long term better for the environment than cobalt mining for batteries.