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In reply to the discussion: First small modular nuclear reactor design certified for use in U.S. [View all]hunter
(40,103 posts)Even though it directly kills thousands of people every day, not including the increasing suffering and death caused by climate change.
There's simply no responsible way of dealing with fossil fuel wastes and we are all guilty of producing them, some of us in less noxious ways than others, but all with deadly consequences. Whenever you drive your car its like a miniature Fukushima nuclear accident, spewing carcinogens everywhere. Your gas stove fills your house with toxic fumes. Large amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, are lost along the way from the gas fields to your gas appliances.
We're all dealing with these ugly realities by ignoring them.
We've got decades of experience safely handling nuclear waste. The volumes of it are manageable.
We still haven't figured out how to safely dispose of fossil fuel wastes, especially greenhouse gasses.