Nuclear is great because a lot of waste can be recycled for making weapons of mass destruction, which is something superpowers love, apparently.

Reusing the waste is better than having it stuck in a cellar for
centuries. I thought there were methods for the waste to be used for
more energy.

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Reusing the waste is better than having it stuck in a cellar for
centuries. I thought there were methods for the waste to be used for
more energy.

Yeah, there is a lot of talk abour regenerative nuclear reactors, which is a fancy way of saying they keep chewing through fissible material for longer, splitting the nuclear fuel into smaller atoms than usual nuclear reactors.


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Nuclear is great because a lot of waste can be recycled for making weapons of mass destruction, which is something superpowers love, apparently.

Reusing the waste is better than having it stuck in a cellar for
centuries. I thought there were methods for the waste to be used for
more energy.

There are. Last I heard they were still experimental but that was probably
6 or more years ago when I heard that. "Nova" on PBS did an episode about
the technology at that time.


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There are. Last I heard they were still experimental but that was probably 6 or more years ago when I heard that. "Nova" on PBS did an episode about the technology at that time.

Making the waste not as toxic would be a net positive.
If we want electric vehichles, we need to have nuclear power to be
realistic.

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There are. Last I heard they were still experimental but that was probably
6 or more years ago when I heard that. "Nova" on PBS did an episode about the technology at that time.

Making the waste not as toxic would be a net positive.
If we want electric vehichles, we need to have nuclear power to be
realistic.

I agree. I am a nuclear power skeptic but the NOVA episode got me
interested in it. If they can use up most all of the radioactivity of the plutonium to make power, that really cuts down on the danger of any waste products.

In that episode, they also covered how there are new reactor types that are more efficient and also can shut themselves down if an out-of-hand reaction
is detected. In Fukashima (sp?) during the Tsumani, part of the problem
was that the control room lost power and they were not able to safely shut
down the reactors. A reactor that can shut itself down is a real plus.


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