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Germany's Emissions Dive to a 70-Year Low Amid Decline in Coal Use (bnnbreaking.com)

submitted 2 years ago by Wanderer@lemm.ee to c/energy@slrpnk.net

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For a country that people shat on a lot for closing their nuclear plants Germany is on the right track reducing their C02.

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[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Now think about how much lower it could have been with nuclear power.

[–] suzune@ani.social 16 points 2 years ago (2 children)

They have been searching for more than 30 years to hide the last nuclear waste somewhere and still haven't found a suitable place. That's why they don't want nuclear power.

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Here is were we in scandinavia can step up, we have a stable bedrock and modern technology to drill into the ground.

Let us build a few permanent storage sites with secure handling facilities and sell space to other countries needing it.

[–] Inky@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Ontario, Canada this year is supposed to be choosing which of 2 proposed storage sites will be chosen for development. Nuclear power is a major part of the grid there, representing something like 35% of capacity and 55% of output. The generation facilities are geographically well situated, with one station being <100km away from a proposed storage site and two others within 250km.

I wonder what kind of risks there are with accidents during long distance transportation. Ships sink, trains derail, and trucks have accidents.

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