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by DuskStar 2583 days ago
> You say that as if you can predict what will happen over the course of the next 10 thousand years. What happens when we run out of places to put the spent fuel?

You're missing something - coal power ALSO produces radioactive waste. We just seem to be fine with dumping it into the atmosphere.

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I am definitely not advocating coal power that's an assumption you made all on your own. The options aren't coal or nuclear, the options are limited, but they are not limited to just two.