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[–] 4 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

but cost cutting during construction

Welcome to the best reason to avoid nuclear. People will always cut costs.

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  • [–] 2 points 17 hours ago (1 child)

    Yeah, this is the factor that has me more negative on nuclear power than positive, even though I believe it can be one of the safest ways to generate a lot of power, that depends on people not cutting corners.

    They are also a pretty big liability during military conflicts, especially if it's with a far away enemy that isn't worried about the local fallout from a strike.

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  • [–] 5 points 17 hours ago

    Mining and concentration are a big problem too. In situ mining with acid threatens ground water, and everywhere material is mined and stored they are under the threat of either bad actors, or foreign government/corporate intervention.

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