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There are many fools out there who support nuclear energy. One of the reasons is because they say it is cost effective. But it takes energy to mine the ore. Then it takes energy to refine the ore into usable uranium. Then it takes energy to build the nuclear plants. Which are so complicated that it is at the fringes of human technical ability to run. And many of the components have to be built so precisely and well that it in itself is a huge burden. One that the nuclear industry has been known to cut corners on.
Then there is the limited lifespans of those costly nuclear plants. Then there is the cost of disposing of nuclear materials. I don't like what the French (and probably others) used to do. (And maybe still do) Which is to sink barrels of the stuff out into the ocean. The least they could have mixed the nuclear materials with cement before putting it into barrels. Then encase the barrels themselves in an appropriately thick layer of cement.
There is also the safety issue with nuclear plants. Bad nuclear accidents may be rare. But when they do happen, humans don't have the ability to print enough money to pay for the cost of cleaning that mess up. Just ask the Russians and Japanese. Then take the amount of time it takes for nuclear waste to become safe. That is a cost we have no right to burden future generations or different future species with. And look at the core of Chernobyl. They say that it is going to remain dangerous for around the next 4 billion years! So anybody who thinks nuclear energy is the way to go needs to get their heads screwed on straight.
Then there is the limited lifespans of those costly nuclear plants. Then there is the cost of disposing of nuclear materials. I don't like what the French (and probably others) used to do. (And maybe still do) Which is to sink barrels of the stuff out into the ocean. The least they could have mixed the nuclear materials with cement before putting it into barrels. Then encase the barrels themselves in an appropriately thick layer of cement.
There is also the safety issue with nuclear plants. Bad nuclear accidents may be rare. But when they do happen, humans don't have the ability to print enough money to pay for the cost of cleaning that mess up. Just ask the Russians and Japanese. Then take the amount of time it takes for nuclear waste to become safe. That is a cost we have no right to burden future generations or different future species with. And look at the core of Chernobyl. They say that it is going to remain dangerous for around the next 4 billion years! So anybody who thinks nuclear energy is the way to go needs to get their heads screwed on straight.