take a look at china and france's current gen reactors. afaik theyve yet to score above a 2 on the nuclear event scale in the past 30 years. meaning that theyve only had very minor issues that were easily fixed. those two countries are currently the gold standard for nuclear tech.
The best argument I've heard against expanding nuclear power in the US is that there's no way we'd do it as competently as those countries, and it's the sort of thing you really need to do well or not at all.
sure, just because our government is dysfunctional doesnt mean it isnt the moral choice. also, solar power creates a lot of waste so if youre doing that argument hydro and wind are the way to go.
take a look at china and france's current gen reactors. afaik theyve yet to score above a 2 on the nuclear event scale in the past 30 years. meaning that theyve only had very minor issues that were easily fixed. those two countries are currently the gold standard for nuclear tech.
The best argument I've heard against expanding nuclear power in the US is that there's no way we'd do it as competently as those countries, and it's the sort of thing you really need to do well or not at all.
sure, just because our government is dysfunctional doesnt mean it isnt the moral choice. also, solar power creates a lot of waste so if youre doing that argument hydro and wind are the way to go.