[chendii]

Does this still create waste that is dangerous for thousands of years?

My understanding is that there is no long term solution for storing dangerous nuclear waste. They try burying it super deep in mountains. But can't be sure that it won't get out in the next few thousands of years.

Everybody watch the documentary "Into Eternity" on the subject. Amazing.

[gizmo]

Nuclear waste is somewhat dangerous, but deep inside mountains it won't do any harm barring some kind of black swan event.

Compare the risks of living near a nuclear waste storage facility and living downstream of a hydroelectric dam. I know what I would choose! If you demand absolute certainty over a thousand year period you'll be paralyzed into inaction. Any new technology and any political action could result in the eventual collapse of civilization. But inaction guarantees disaster because the status quo is unsustainable. So we have to make mundane risk/reward evaluations and from those we conclude that we can't do without nuclear energy.

[Tepix]

You are comparing the aftermath of a power plant with a plant that is producing energy.

Would you rather live next to an active nuclear power plant or next to an active hydroelectic dam?

There have been cases of increased cancer near nuclear power plants.

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The earth is full of uranium, and yet we don't worry about it leaking out.

[Tepix]

Are you even serious?