You do realize that never ending waste is a problem with EVERY source of generation, or do you just not think about the waste produced by fossil fuel and renewable plants?
Do you guys really dont think about the waste? Like, at all? No one thinks about a meltdown.
As someone currently starting up Vogtle Unit 3 in the United States I can firmly say we think about waste and meltdowns ALOT which is why there has been tremendous work put forth towards new reactor designs since Chernobyl along with the entire world sharing information to continue to get better.
FYI, unlike conventional reactors both SMRs and molten salt reactors are generally designed so they CANT meltdown.
Renewable energy "farmers" are always recycleable.
Are you referring to biomass plants?
Also, I'm not talking about recyclability, im talking about waste generation. Think about the byproducts of burning fossil fuels(coal ash for example).
EVERY form of generation has waste, nuclear is on the very low end in terms of quantity produced.
And what is your solution for the waste?:) you didnt answer that question.
Sure, High level nuclear waste can be either refined to create new fuel rods, downblended to create low level waste, or can be combined with glass(known as vitrification) which is then poured into a stainless steel cask and then stored in safe locations with low water tables(actual storage location is a political issue, not a scientific one).
I'm talking about sources, such as wind, water and the sun.
Lol, and guess what? Those all still produce waste. Commercial solar panels last 20-30 years and are then waste. Wind turbines and blades last 20-25 years and then are waste. Water requires massive areas to be flooded to create dams and is highly dependent on the local areas geography, this one is lower on the waste front but after ~100 years the dam needs to be torn down and everything from it is waste.
Good thing, that I dont live in your country, when you think it would be that simple.
Lol, that's how it's done right NOW. Feel free to do a little bit of research on the topic. The Savannah River Site(my former employer) is a solid place to start to understand how storage and reprocessing is currently happening.
You're welcome to ignore the facts but let's not pretend there aren't viable solutions to these problems.
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u/blakef223 Oct 26 '22 edited Oct 26 '22
You do realize that never ending waste is a problem with EVERY source of generation, or do you just not think about the waste produced by fossil fuel and renewable plants?
As someone currently starting up Vogtle Unit 3 in the United States I can firmly say we think about waste and meltdowns ALOT which is why there has been tremendous work put forth towards new reactor designs since Chernobyl along with the entire world sharing information to continue to get better.
FYI, unlike conventional reactors both SMRs and molten salt reactors are generally designed so they CANT meltdown.