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Originally Posted by Bicycle Bob
Where are the proven, economically viable reactors?
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Here's a link to a map of the US ones:
NRC: Find Operating Nuclear Power Reactors by Location or Name Took about 15 seconds to find with Google.
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Meanwhile, Yucca Mtn. is yet another failed attempt at waste storage...
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As already pointed out, not "failed" because it's never been used, thanks to the political & legal tactics of the "we get our science from comic books" crowd.
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...and even the safest by-product of the industry, depleted uranium, is a public health disaster (among others) in Iraq.
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Guess what? Load just about anything into artillery shells - even the silicon that goes into solar panels, or the aluminium & composites that wind turbine blades are made of - and shoot them at people, and it's going to have health consequences for those on the receiving end. That's the effing POINT!