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The 7 reasons why nuclear energy is not the answer to solve climate change (eu.boell.org)
submitted 1 year ago by Gloomy@mander.xyz to c/green@lemmy.ml
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This is a (slightly older) article about Nuclear Energy and climate change. It's a hottly debated topic in climate communities, so I thought some of you would enjoy to read it.

Another article that brings up some more points against nuclear power can be found here.

I'd be interested what you ppl think of the matter.

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[–] LilDestructiveSheep@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

We have technologies for getting more than enough power. It's just not as profitable as the old technologies.

Thing is we need to find a place where you safely can storage the waste but for how long?

[–] Angry_Maple@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

IIRC, there is also concern about warning generations in the distant future.

How might language evolve over only another thousand years? How much would symbolism change between now and then? Would a future society still recognise the current symbols as nuclear waste, or will we eventually forget about it, like many of human histories mysteries?

Is it actually safe storage overall, or is it only safe storage for half a century? Saving it for future generations to deal with would be wrong, imo. Will the the structure around the radioactive materials hold up to time, and is it safe from rising water levels? Are they prone to hurricaines or tornados, and will they be in the future?

So many things to find an answer to. I hope that we find solutions or a new method of power generation soon.