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Old 08-18-2018, 01:24 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by California98Civic View Post
Any real cost analysis will take into account the costs of mining, transport, and waste/pollution mitigation. I hardly think nuclear is so cheap, when we consider the utter lack of solutions for storage of spent fuel. .
MSR Thorium make 99% less spent fuel than traditional fission
Further MAR reactors can use spent fuel rods from other reactors as apart of its fuel.

And the waste from MSR is suitable for passive nuclear power systems until it degrades.

Too bad the stuff we did in the 50’s is too complex for us today.
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