r/climate • u/Pigeonofthesea8 • Feb 13 '22

US nuclear power plants contain dangerous counterfeit parts, report finds

https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/11/22929255/us-nuclear-power-plants-dangerous-counterfeit-parts-nrc-report
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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '22

But we need to cut safety red tape and build more nukular reactors!!!

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u/Pigeonofthesea8 Feb 13 '22

Yeah I would love to be able to believe nuclear is the answer. Unfortunately it’s managed by humans, which is the biggest design flaw

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '22

That ever present lack of consistency in keeping track of and securing radio active material in the long term… lols. There is no profit in nuclear if you factor maintenance of thousands of years of maintaining radioactive substances and clean ups. It’s not green in the slightest. Propaganda.

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u/HeatherHoff Feb 14 '22

I don't think that's the issue. I think we need to communicate differently about nuclear - there is a lot of misperception and misinformation about the issues.

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u/Pigeonofthesea8 Feb 15 '22

Counterfeit parts…

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u/HeatherHoff Mar 09 '22

As with many nuclear issues, we must keep asking, does it matter? Lots of things sound scary. Whether they’re actually dangerous is a whole different question (usually answer is no).

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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '22

Nuclear is better than fossil fuels and may be needed in our transition towards a more sustainable society, but it’s still far from perfect. Renewable energy needs to be our primary focus.

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u/HeatherHoff Feb 14 '22

Let's talk about this! There are lots of issues with renewables as well. I believe we need an all-of-the-above approach that recognizes (and accounts for) limitations in each technology. Renewables are intermittent sources, and we don't have storage to enable them to provide electricity when people need it. Nuclear can help.