• spirinolas@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    It is probably the only thing that can really buy us time

    That’s the only way it would make sense as a solution. It’s a gamble, but it’s a risk worth taking in the short term. But that only works with already built reactors.

    We will find a way to solve the waste issue

    “we will”, but we haven’t. We’re creating a problem now and leave the solution for later which is exactly what got us into this mess. Always kicking the can down the road.

    Today, the strategy is to built the plants smaller, making the impact of such disaster also smaller.

    Still potentially catastrophic in a perfect storm. Remember Chernobyl had multiple reactors (who kept functioning) after the disaster. That was only one. I don’t think downsizing would solve the risk but I hope I’m mistaken. Remember how we went into panic when the Russians entered Chernobyl or whenever we see news about Zaporozhia?

    We haven’t seen yet the worst possible nuclear energy disaster. I fear we might not see many…