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Originally Posted by IROC
Nuclear is really the way to go. Extremely safe (it's safety record proves that).
Most (all?) of the challenges facing the nuclear industry are political - not technical.
I think we need to focus on advanced reactors (thorium, molten salt, etc.) and also get the politicians to grow up and make some decisions about waste disposal.
Part of my job involves shipping highly-activated radioactive material for disposal so I know all the players in that industry and have a little bit of insight into the rules and regulations. This is not a problem.
Like with many things, the people that wring their hands over this subject are the ones who know the least about it.
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This is correct. So much misinformation. People concerned about long life radionuclides. The longer the half life, the LESS radioactive and hazardous it is. We are made of Carbon-12&Carbon-14; C-14 is radioactive.