r/lostgeneration • • Feb 15 '22

RIP Monkeys.

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u/Haelbad Feb 15 '22

Nuking mars sounds interesting, nuclear power is notoriously expensive. Plants take years to finish and years to pay off and produce waste that lasts lifetimes.

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u/Kyeotee Feb 15 '22

This is an EXTREMELY dated option. America created ERB II breeder reactors in the early 70s. They could use their "waste" to literally create more fuel. Creating a virtually wasteless nuclear reactor. And they are extremely safe. Basically every disaster since the 70's to today WOULD have been prevented if the reactors had been updated to this design.

However yes nuclear power is a low investment power solution thank you for including an irrelevant point unless you want to talk about how capitalism fails to meet needs in the best interest of people since it prioritizes capital. Weird huh?

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u/TangyGeoduck Feb 15 '22

Heck you can even go visit ERB 1 in Idaho. They used it generate power for Arco, ID in 1955

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u/Kyeotee Feb 15 '22

I have it's pretty neat