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[-] SomeRandomNoob@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Anti:

  • It relies on Fuel that is limited (Like fosil Fuels)
  • It relies on Fuel that is dangerous
  • Proper constructed Reactors might be safe in peace times, but when war comes they become targets
  • The Costs for the high Reactor Construction Standards make them unprofitable
  • The Costs for waste Storage/Recycling make them unprofitable
  • The Waste needs to be stored in an isolated Environment for THOUSANDS of Years.
  • Some Countries don't have Uranium and have to buy it from Countries like Russia
[-] poVoq@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 weeks ago

Some Countries don’t have Uranium and have to buy it from Countries like Russia

It's actually the urainium processing that is outsourced to Russia. The nuclear fuel processing is complicated and basically only makes sense to have if you need it for nuclear weapons production.

But another issue is that urainium mining is quite damaging to the environment, so countries like France like to outsource it to former colonies like Niger, which tells a lot of about power dynamics at play. Germany for example has sufficient uranium deposits that were mined in the past, but they abandoned that long before shutting down their reactors.

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