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Curious, I am pro nuclear as well, looking at the technological benefits, but how are we practically going to handle nuclear waste that will be there for thousands of future generations to handle?


Nuclear waste storage isn't a technology issue: we know how to store it safely. It's an issue of political obstructionism.


If that’s true why would be this obstructionism be there? It does not make any rational sense if we can use nuclear to win us time until we have working fusion and/or wind/sun/etc energy implemented.


A combination of NIMBY, genuine concerns, poor education and political point scoring.

It does not make any rational sense.


>why would be this obstructionism be there

The short answer is the oil lobby.


> If that’s true why would be this obstructionism be there? It does not make any rational sense if we can use nuclear to win us time until we have working fusion and/or wind/sun/etc energy implemented.

You said it — it's irrational.




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