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Nuclear Power

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A Lancet study found that nuclear power is the safest way to make reliable electricity. (www.thelancet.com)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Except that uranium isn't the only fuel available. The only reason it's been used traditionally is because it doubles as fuel for nuclear weapons. Thorium is both much safer and more readily available.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Except that Thorium reactors are still experimental and will definitely be much too late to replace fossil fuel

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Uranium solves the immediate and pressing problem of moving away from fossil fuels, which are worse in every single way. Thorium addresses the concerns you raise around the cost of uranium becoming uneconomic to mine. So, not sure what the except here is to be honest.