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Originally Posted by hvatum
PS. Nuclear waste disposal, reactor safety are no longer technical issues, they're just political issues. France has no problems with it, we're just shackled politically by the psychological fallout from Chernobyl.
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I don't think burying nuclear waste in metal drums, encased in concrete, encased in a massive overfilled cavern is the most responsible thing to due when taking future generations into account. Trash is one thing, but when it lasts 14,000 years it is a trans-generational issue.
The scramble for new resources is a little too reminiscient of coke addicts trying to get their fix. Building coal plants is the equivalent of coke addicts digging through the trash for residual powder from the previous night's party. Building nuclear plants is the equivalent of drug users maxing out debt to get drugs now, without regard to the impact it will have on their children.
But hey, I'm an addict too...
My vote is for nuclear fusion. We can turn hydrogen into helium and let it escape into the upper atmosphere where it can be blown away by the solar wind. Totally "green" technology, disintegrating our planet one atom at a time.
- LostCause