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Originally Posted by euromodder
Weird thinking.
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Nuclear doesn't produce climate changing emissions. The waste is dangerous but it is stored not released into the environment, so for providing base load to the grid IMHO nuke is preferable to coal.
Don't get me wrong I'm not pro-nuke, I'm pro-efficiency and solar, but in the short term increased use of nuclear can green the grid until production capacity from renewables (wind, solar, etc.) can catch up.