[vlovich123]

You have to take a systemic view. Fewer batteries going into the landfill and not needing any of the toxic industry involved in making those batteries could very well be a better trade off, especially since the battery can be reclaimed and repurposed elsewhere. I think this “it has to be an improvement on all fronts” attitude is actually harmful to making forward progress. And “less toxic” is also information-free because it’s not quantified nor is it a systemic analysis because that kind of analysis is quite hard to do. So yeah, it’s very possible that a radioactive battery is net better than chemical ones. It might bring new challenges but that’s true of all tech improvements.