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[-] el_abuelo@programming.dev 60 points 1 month ago

Funny how people think waste is why we don't use nuclear power.

You noticed how we're all fine breathing in poison and carcinogens? Still haven't banned burning fossil fuels.

It's a money problem and a PR problem

[-] Hoimo@ani.social 4 points 1 month ago

And much of the PR problem is related to waste. The main push towards alternative energy sources comes from people worried about the long term consequences of burning fossil fuels. These same people worry about the long term consequences of nuclear waste production, so nuclear sabotages itself on this front.

[-] el_abuelo@programming.dev 10 points 1 month ago

Exactly, bad PR.

Waste isn't actually much of a problem - it's just been portrayed as one.

[-] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com -4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

You noticed how we’re all fine breathing in poison and carcinogens? Still haven’t banned burning fossil fuels.

Who is "we"? How "fine" are you with breathing poison and carcinogens?

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