•  Hirom   ( @Hirom@beehaw.org ) 
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    11 months ago

    Got mixed filling about nuclear fission energy. It’s less bad than the alternative. I’m glad we built these rectors at the time rather than coal/gas plants.

    But the technology used in current reactors is not a good solution mainly due to the waste and risks. I hope we get either Gen IV (ie fast neutron reactors) or Thorium or fusion reactors to work, and it’s not prohibitively expensive, so old reactors can be retired.

      •  Hirom   ( @Hirom@beehaw.org ) 
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        11 months ago

        Water is used mostly for cooling. It’s pumped in and then pumped back out as is, only a few degrees warmer.

        Because of environmental regulations reactors are forbidden from rejecting hot water during heatwaves, when the extra heat would get water above a temperature threshold that’s dangerous for wildlife (ie fishes). But it’s typically not a lack of water.