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Go Nuclear?

here's the problem with switching to nuclear power:
see nothing in this country happens unless there is economic incentive for it, thats just the way capitalism works. currently with the slowness of the nuclear regulatory commission (NRC) and the other costs necessary to construct a nuclear plant, they are more expensive then coal or natural gas plants. because of this, nuclear plants are not going to replace coal or natural gas in this country any time soon. the one thing that might allow nuclear plants to become practical would be a carbon tax imposed by the U.S. government and thanks to the recent supreme court ruling it looks like the EPA might actually cause this to happen.

as for the idea of launching the waste into space, no offence but thats probably the worst of all the ways to deal with nuclear waste. it costs somewhere around $12000 to launch 1 lb of material into space, and nuclear waste is extremely heavy because  it is made up of very heavy metals. basically launching nuclear waste into space would put nuclear power generation even more of a disadvantage compared to coal and natural gas.On 'The scientists aren't even sure' -- No scientist ever is posted 2 years, 7 months ago 33 Responses