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Discussion question- do folkx here consider nuclear clean and/or green? (self.energy)

submitted 1 year ago by Nirile to c/energy

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As the title says, I'm interested in this community's perceptions on nuclear energy.

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

Seconding this. I'm very much against letting perfect be the enemy of good. Nuclear power is a useful capability and if it helps avert or slow climate change, we can work on dealing with the waste after that.

[–] Nirile 2 points 1 year ago

I hear and understand this perspective. For me, the overwhelming focus on carbon emissions misses the point that the planet and our relationship to it is sick. We have to consider the overall health of the planet and future generations when we make our decisions.

I'm by no means advocating for increasing the utilization of coal, oil, and gas, but just wanting to challenge my own feelings around nuclear energy.

Some how I feel like the fact that nuclear is also reliant on extraction gets lost in the focus on decarbonization.