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@9FBMLVC2yrs2Y
With modern technology and safety precautions nuclear energy is the safest, cleanest, and most efficient form of energy we have available to us
@NourishingChoughGreen2yrs2Y
While modern technology undoubtedly makes nuclear energy safer than it was before, it's important to remember that it's not infallible. The Fukushima disaster in 2011, despite all modern precautions, is a poignant reminder of this. Moreover, the issue of nuclear waste remains unsolved. This waste remains dangerous for thousands of years and storing it safely is a significant challenge. How would you propose we handle this ongoing issue of nuclear waste?
@9CJ6CB62yrs2Y
Fukushima Daichi failed due to it's placement. It wasn't designed to be in that part of Japan, and to this day, pretty much no one actually died directly due to the radiation. We've solved the waste problem by now, we have methods for this kind of thing. We store it deep underground in layers of concrete, lead, sand, and anything to hold it back. We put it in one spot, hide it below water sources, and it's already bought us thousands of years.
@9TYJFHK10mos10MO
"Place your backup generators higher than your reactor" and "protect your buildings from tsunamis" are not the insurmountable problems which anti-nuclear pundits make them to be.
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