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by EA-3167
16 days ago
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PU is toxic, but hardly uniquely toxic. All of the "UPPU" guys from the old days died of natural causes at a ripe old age so clearly mild exposure is no death sentence. As far as proliferation goes I'm not sure how... ransomware gangs are going to switch to presumably armed interdiction and extraction of highly sensitive nuclear material. As a country we manage quite a lot of nuclear material and so far your scenario hasn't come to pass. So yes there certainly are downsides to anything involving nuclear energy, just like there are downsides to fossil fuels, or the toxic heavy metals so often involved in "green" energy. The upside of nuclear energy is a lack of emissions after the initial construction, minimal mining to support it compared to other options, long working lifetimes and high efficiency. But people love to focus on Hollywood inspired nightmare scenarios. |
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