• dev_null@lemmy.ml
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    1 day ago

    I provided a source, you said “it’s not”. Forgive me if I ignore your comment unless you also provide a source.

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      1 day ago

      You said “it’s much safer” in your original comment, which you removed in the edit.

      The source you’ve linked shows it’s marginally safer on a death per KW/h rate, true, while being substantially more expensive and comes with the unsolved problem of dealing with toxic waste.

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        1 day ago

        It’s 25% safer, which is closer to “much” safer than “marginally” safer in my mind, but yes I decided it’s better to let the data speak for itself and avoid such subjective qualifiers.

        It is more expensive, which is why I prefer wind and solar to nuclear, but we were talking about safety specifically, not which tech is “better overall”.

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        17 hours ago

        How many cubic feet of nuclear waste do you think there is? I’m curious. Cause currently, all of the waste America has EVER created, would fill 1 football field about 30 feet high.