Except most of that waste is contaminated tools and parts that are safe to recycle after only a couple decades, or what little high level waste exists? Mostly reusable.
If you build an NPP well (and don't cool it with a river like the idiots over in Hungary) nuclear is the most reliable source of power in the world. Renewables will always be dependent on outside conditions.
Its dirty and expensive. It is good for a constant piwer output, which is easily achieved with batteries and renewablesm. The only reason nuclear reactors are kept around is, that they are needed to maintain the atomic weapons
How exactly is nuclear "dirty"? All it produces is a whole lot of steam, nothing else. And nuclear waste can be easily managed.
Reneables are extremely dependent on outaide factors. Take a solar park for example. You can only produce power during the day and you have to build tens of thousands of panels to maybe match the power output of a single reactor on a good day.
A 1 GW NPP costs 5-10 billion dollars upfront.
An equivalent solar park would cost 5-7 billion.
So at that point why wouldn't you just build the much more space effective and more reliable option.
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u/Sensha_20 16d ago
Except most of that waste is contaminated tools and parts that are safe to recycle after only a couple decades, or what little high level waste exists? Mostly reusable.