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Comment Re:Nuclear is Clean (Score 1, Insightful) 235

Breeder reactors create more fuel than they use. Further, techniques can be used to greatly decrease the amount of waste created.

The risks of a meltdown is zero with modern reactors, they have plenty of passive mechanisms in place.

I suppose you could sabotage a modern reactor, but the best you can do is blow up the whole plant and spread radiation everywhere. The reactor can't be forced to meltdown or anything of the sort.

Comment Re:Nuclear is Clean (Score 3, Informative) 235

Unfortunately no, they did the opposite of the safe thing and extended the life of old reactors and increased the output.

But just because they're being all twisted and stupid about it doesn't mean they have their head up their ass. They clearly see the benefit in investing in nuclear infrastructure. They have eight new reactors being built that are set to be completed all within the next two years. Probably plans for more on the way. It's a very aggressive strategy, and I'd imagine after the new ones are online the old ones are going to be decommissioned.

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