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by pvorb 1392 days ago
And the absurd cost to maintain nuclear power plants. Also, they have other bad effects on the environment like heating up rivers. It's a real problem this year in Europe at least. It's really hot this summer and there's not much rain, so there is not enough water in rivers for cooling, so more and more plants need to be shut down.

This technology definitely isn't flawless.