[pmoriarty]

"More renewable infrastructure = more mining. I don't know if this is an example of the laws of thermodynamics, but nothing comes for free. I think it's relevant when comparing turbine, solar array and tide capture equipment to nuclear."

Uranium also has to be mined out of the earth.

Nuclear power has the additional problems of waste disposal and storage, nuclear weapons proliferation, and risks of massive accidents.

[maximente]

> Uranium also has to be mined out of the earth.

not if this is to be believed: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2016/07/01/uranium-s...

[pmoriarty]

Very interesting. But it sounds like the technology is still in the research phase and there not yet commercially available (especially not on a large enough scale to make a dent in the demand for uranium mining at the moment).

Contrast that with wind, solar and other renewable technologies which are widely available on large commercial scales right now.