And much of the PR problem is related to waste. The main push towards alternative energy sources comes from people worried about the long term consequences of burning fossil fuels. These same people worry about the long term consequences of nuclear waste production, so nuclear sabotages itself on this front.
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el_abuelo@programming.dev 9 hours agoFunny how people think waste is why we don’t use nuclear power.
You noticed how we’re all fine breathing in poison and carcinogens? Still haven’t banned burning fossil fuels.
It’s a money problem and a PR problem
Hoimo@ani.social 4 hours ago
el_abuelo@programming.dev 4 hours ago
Exactly, bad PR.
Waste isn’t actually much of a problem - it’s just been portrayed as one.
technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 minutes ago
Do you think that’s awesome too?