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7 reasons why nuclear energy is not the answer to solve climate change (www.oneearth.org)

submitted 5 months ago by solo@slrpnk.net to c/energy@slrpnk.net

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Nuclear doesn’t just have one problem. It has seven. Here are the seven major problems with nuclear energy and why it is not a solution to the climate crisis.

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[–] solo@slrpnk.net -1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Nuclear is not ~~stable nor~~ reliable. Reliability for me is also related to safety. It is well know that this technology has issues related to problems briefly mentioned in this article in the following sections:

Weapons Proliferation Risk
Meltdown Risk
Waste Risk

Also, it looks like you did not address any of the problematic aspects of nuclear. Which include the points above and the following:

Long Time Lag Between Planning and Operation
Cost
Mining Lung Cancer Risk
Carbon-Equivalent Emissions and Air Pollution

Edit: the strikethrough, I thought it was used a synonym of "reliable". Now that I think of it,I suppose it was in relation to the power grid?

[–] Mihies@programming.dev 4 points 5 months ago

I thought it was used a synonym of “reliable”. Now that I think of it,I suppose it was in relation to the power grid?

Yep, it is a constant flow of energy.

About the problems - yes, there are problems and not minor ones, but OTOH we don't have an alternative, do we? Also CO2 emissions are exaggerated - mining and other activities could involve more e-vehicles I suppose. What air pollution we are talking about? CO2?