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And their vote counts more than yours because they live in rural districts with lower populations. Smh at "democracy."
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Nuclear waste is pretty bad and incredibly expensive to store. That storage also needs to be maintained for the entire time it's stored. Burying it is not enough, that will contaminate the water somewhere. Not to mention the upkeep on nuclear plants is very expensive and even then they only have a lifespan of 5 decades. Plus, it only takes one disaster for a meltdown. That said, these are problems that could be addressed and mitigated and in some areas it makes sense.
I'm not saying its not harmful, but it does drop in risk over time, and it is concentrated. In comparison, one waste rock dump I'm dealing with is about 237 ha in size, and contains 21 million tonnes of ML/ARD generating waste rock. Another mine I know will contain 3 billion m^3^ of tailings in their tailings storage facility.
Dealing with any waste is not cheap, though the level of effort is smaller with nuclear than traditional mining wastes. If you store the waste in engineered drums/cells etc. which are water tight and stick them underground, after siting the storage location well, you're in pretty good shape.
I won't contest nuclear plant upkeep.
How long are those drums good for? I wouldn't count on anything staying leakproof for a hundred years, let alone thousands.
That's a valid concern, but they use dry cask storage. If you inter these casks underground, you can redirect any water that may seep into the storage chamber or use an impermeable cover over the casks. We do this a lot with mining wastes.