"This is the brief, simple story of two major clean energy projects, and how one exposes the double standards suffered by the other."
@kravietz The difference is that one of them will kill the neighbors if it is just slightly mismanaged. The other one just sits there.
One would think that Chernobyl and Fukushima would be enough of an argument at this point.
Each year hundreds of people die worldwide in accidents related to solar and wind power. You don't seem to care about them, do you?
> a reactor that won't blow up
*Any* reactor of the 450 currently operational in the world won't "blow up". You have been watching too many horror movies.
> store the byproducts for 1000s of years
You have been lied to. High waste loses 93% of its activity after only 100 years.
And before you complain about the tiny amount of waste that is left, let me introduce you to K+S facilities in Herfa-Neurode and Zielitz which already store extremely toxic waste for decades.
https://www.kpluss.com/en-us/our-business-products/waste-management/underground-disposal/
Have you heard Greenpeace freak about them?
No. Because they "only" store mercury, cyanide and arsenic waste.
Which does *not* lose toxicity over time, unlike nuclear waste.
What are you going to do about that?
> we can talk.
I don't think we can. You made your mind ages and and are totally immune to any data and arguments.
@kravietz I'm sorry. I didn't want to trigger your fervor for more nuclear power.
The article you linked originally seemed to me a little careless about why people are not into nuclear. I pointed that out.
And as somebody who personally biked through Chernobyl fallout as a teen, I know exactly why most Germans don't want anything to do with it.
But you do want 24/7 energy and you are ready to burn coal, oil and fossil gas to obtain it. Oh and you also certainly are concerned about climate change. Makes perfect sense 🤷♂️
@kravietz I don't want to reiterate decades of pro/con nuclear power discussions. Show me a reactor that won't blow up and a safe & practical way to store the byproducts for 1000s of years and we can talk.