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by pitaj 1904 days ago
Nuclear waste storage isn't a technology issue: we know how to store it safely. It's an issue of political obstructionism.
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hekker 1904 days ago
If that’s true why would be this obstructionism be there? It does not make any rational sense if we can use nuclear to win us time until we have working fusion and/or wind/sun/etc energy implemented.
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kergonath 1904 days ago
A combination of NIMBY, genuine concerns, poor education and political point scoring.

It does not make any rational sense.

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boomboomsubban 1904 days ago
>why would be this obstructionism be there

The short answer is the oil lobby.

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loeg 1904 days ago
> If that’s true why would be this obstructionism be there? It does not make any rational sense if we can use nuclear to win us time until we have working fusion and/or wind/sun/etc energy implemented.

You said it — it's irrational.

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