▲ 305 ▼ France’s nuclear fleet gives it one of the world’s lowest-carbon electricity grids (ourworldindata.org) submitted 2 months ago by VioletTea@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 47 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 months ago (6 children) lowest-carbon Ok, now do nuclear waste. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 months ago (1 child) Relatively tiny amounts that can be stored safely Its still better than the output of coal which ironically enough output more radioactivity than nuclear powerplants permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago If only there were an option without the carbon and without the uranium. permalink fedilink source parent [–] wholookshere@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 months ago Canada developed reactors to run on waste fuel from other reactors. CANDU 9 IIRC permalink fedilink source parent [–] RamRabbit@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago* You are talking about input materials for reactor fuel. We are told almost daily about how bad climate change is; why would new fuel inputs be anything notable as nuclear power de-carbonizes the grid? permalink fedilink source parent [–] stoy@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago Nuclear waste is a solved problem. Dig a deep hole, put the waste in the hole, and backfill the hole. Done. permalink fedilink source parent [–] rollerbang@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago I didn't check, does it say that waste management is not included? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 months ago (1 child) Relatively tiny amounts that can be stored safely Its still better than the output of coal which ironically enough output more radioactivity than nuclear powerplants permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago If only there were an option without the carbon and without the uranium. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago If only there were an option without the carbon and without the uranium. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wholookshere@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 months ago Canada developed reactors to run on waste fuel from other reactors. CANDU 9 IIRC permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RamRabbit@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago* You are talking about input materials for reactor fuel. We are told almost daily about how bad climate change is; why would new fuel inputs be anything notable as nuclear power de-carbonizes the grid? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago Nuclear waste is a solved problem. Dig a deep hole, put the waste in the hole, and backfill the hole. Done. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rollerbang@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago I didn't check, does it say that waste management is not included? permalink fedilink source parent