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Old 10-18-2020, 12:29 AM   #88 (permalink)
redpoint5
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Originally Posted by sgtlethargic View Post
If nuclear power (electricity generation) had its major cons eliminated, that'd be great. Radioactive waste, finite fuel source, (minding its own business) safety, and (nuclear weapons/war/"terrorism") safety are the big ones that come to mind.
If wind and solar had its major cons eliminated, that’d be great. Intermittency, high cost, need for redundant power generation, high fatality to kWh ratio, and land use come to mind.

There are zero options that are without endless cost.
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