Comment on Italy reconsiders nuclear energy 35 years after shutting down last reactor

thoralf@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• stoy@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Base load isn’t going away any time soon, nuclear power is proven safe and clean, dealing with the waste is a solved problem.

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  • thoralf@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    it’s neither safe nor clean

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    • stoy@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Compared to fossil powerplants it absolutely is.

      They let out a shit ton more radioactive waste than nuclear powerplants.

      Not to mention that they barely contribute to global warming.

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