▲ 675 ▼ Nuclear isn't perfect, but it is the best we have right now. (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by spicytuna62@lemmy.world to c/memes@lemmy.ml 582 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] match@pawb.social 27 points 2 years ago (12 children) Did we ever figure out toxic waste disposal? permalink fedilink source hideshow 12 child comments replies: [–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago we tried to, then the state we were gonna stick it all in said "eh maybe we don't want to the country's home for spent fuel, considering how it will stay hot for tens of thousands of years. so our solution was to just... ignore it. store it in cooling pools at every plant spread all over the country. because hundreds of different waste holding ponds are SURE to be better than the thing we were planning lol. permalink fedilink source parent [–] glitchdx@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (6 children) solved for quite some time. it gets mixed with concrete and stuck in a bigger concrete container called a "dry cask". Link, because I believe in "outsourcing critical thinking". https://youtu.be/lhHHbgIy9jU?si=Qc0-Z6rVcmS3x78R permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] hswolf@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago awesome source, i love Kyle's videos, hes a big nerd and explain things so easily that a neanderthal could understand permalink fedilink source parent [–] kaffiene@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (4 children) Has this been demonstrated to last as long as the waste is radioactive? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] hswolf@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (3 children) it literally lasts forever, forever as in humankind existence on the planet permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] kaffiene@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) "demonstrated" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hswolf@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) things can be demonstrated by math, wdym? it has a larger complexity, and more variables to calculate, but overall 1+1 is known to be 2, you don't need the calculator to demonstrate that permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] hswolf@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago that sounded condescending, but I meant it as a genuine inquiry permalink fedilink source parent [–] vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago (3 children) Technically? Yes. Well enough anyway. Politically? Only if you live in Finland. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] match@pawb.social 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) Those Fins always seem to have it figured out permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) They made the hard choice of where to put the waste and stuck with it long enough to build the facility. They call it “Onkalo”. It’s a creepy marvel of engineering. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] match@pawb.social 1 point 2 years ago Cool. Is it open for tourists? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago we tried to, then the state we were gonna stick it all in said "eh maybe we don't want to the country's home for spent fuel, considering how it will stay hot for tens of thousands of years. so our solution was to just... ignore it. store it in cooling pools at every plant spread all over the country. because hundreds of different waste holding ponds are SURE to be better than the thing we were planning lol. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] glitchdx@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (6 children) solved for quite some time. it gets mixed with concrete and stuck in a bigger concrete container called a "dry cask". Link, because I believe in "outsourcing critical thinking". https://youtu.be/lhHHbgIy9jU?si=Qc0-Z6rVcmS3x78R permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] hswolf@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago awesome source, i love Kyle's videos, hes a big nerd and explain things so easily that a neanderthal could understand permalink fedilink source parent [–] kaffiene@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (4 children) Has this been demonstrated to last as long as the waste is radioactive? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] hswolf@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (3 children) it literally lasts forever, forever as in humankind existence on the planet permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] kaffiene@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) "demonstrated" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hswolf@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) things can be demonstrated by math, wdym? it has a larger complexity, and more variables to calculate, but overall 1+1 is known to be 2, you don't need the calculator to demonstrate that permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] hswolf@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago that sounded condescending, but I meant it as a genuine inquiry permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hswolf@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago awesome source, i love Kyle's videos, hes a big nerd and explain things so easily that a neanderthal could understand permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kaffiene@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (4 children) Has this been demonstrated to last as long as the waste is radioactive? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] hswolf@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (3 children) it literally lasts forever, forever as in humankind existence on the planet permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] kaffiene@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) "demonstrated" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hswolf@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) things can be demonstrated by math, wdym? it has a larger complexity, and more variables to calculate, but overall 1+1 is known to be 2, you don't need the calculator to demonstrate that permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] hswolf@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago that sounded condescending, but I meant it as a genuine inquiry permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hswolf@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (3 children) it literally lasts forever, forever as in humankind existence on the planet permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] kaffiene@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) "demonstrated" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hswolf@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) things can be demonstrated by math, wdym? it has a larger complexity, and more variables to calculate, but overall 1+1 is known to be 2, you don't need the calculator to demonstrate that permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] hswolf@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago that sounded condescending, but I meant it as a genuine inquiry permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kaffiene@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) "demonstrated" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hswolf@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) things can be demonstrated by math, wdym? it has a larger complexity, and more variables to calculate, but overall 1+1 is known to be 2, you don't need the calculator to demonstrate that permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] hswolf@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago that sounded condescending, but I meant it as a genuine inquiry permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hswolf@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) things can be demonstrated by math, wdym? it has a larger complexity, and more variables to calculate, but overall 1+1 is known to be 2, you don't need the calculator to demonstrate that permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] hswolf@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago that sounded condescending, but I meant it as a genuine inquiry permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hswolf@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago that sounded condescending, but I meant it as a genuine inquiry permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago (3 children) Technically? Yes. Well enough anyway. Politically? Only if you live in Finland. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] match@pawb.social 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) Those Fins always seem to have it figured out permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) They made the hard choice of where to put the waste and stuck with it long enough to build the facility. They call it “Onkalo”. It’s a creepy marvel of engineering. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] match@pawb.social 1 point 2 years ago Cool. Is it open for tourists? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] match@pawb.social 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) Those Fins always seem to have it figured out permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) They made the hard choice of where to put the waste and stuck with it long enough to build the facility. They call it “Onkalo”. It’s a creepy marvel of engineering. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] match@pawb.social 1 point 2 years ago Cool. Is it open for tourists? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) They made the hard choice of where to put the waste and stuck with it long enough to build the facility. They call it “Onkalo”. It’s a creepy marvel of engineering. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] match@pawb.social 1 point 2 years ago Cool. Is it open for tourists? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] match@pawb.social 1 point 2 years ago Cool. Is it open for tourists? permalink fedilink source parent