RE: Nuclear power
March 11, 2022 at 8:46 pm
(This post was last modified: March 11, 2022 at 8:48 pm by Jehanne.)
(March 11, 2022 at 6:28 pm)polymath257 Wrote:(March 11, 2022 at 5:52 am)pocaracas Wrote: Hehe.... sure, give every small town some weapons grade uranium and see how well that goes.
Decades versus (at least) centuries.
So what? Assume 1,000 years; a drop in the bucket to the lifetime of human civilization, if it lasts. Is all the radioactive byproducts that will last for hundreds of thousands of years worth it?? In my opinion, no way.
(March 11, 2022 at 6:22 pm)vulcanlogician Wrote:(March 11, 2022 at 5:59 pm)Jehanne Wrote: Like fossil fuels, nuclear fuel is non-renewable. It's just another short-term fix.
True. But it's cleaner. And it may help us meet energy demands until we get renewable energy going worldwide. All while not negatively impacting climate change.
In the short run, maybe, assuming no natural disasters; in the long run, see above.