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U.S. Pledge To Triple Global Nuclear Energy By 2050
(www.huffpost.com)
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Yeah, I suppose it is. Although I would argue leaving the waste to future generations is definitely not what we're doing. Basically, we're just putting it in a deep hole. Once that underground storage is full it never needs to be opened again. There isn't any shortage of radioactive elements underground that exist naturally, creating a man-made radioactive pocket deep underground isn't all that different.
The power that gets sent out over the grid does a lot more that charging your iPhone or powering your computer. For example: Electric vehicles(including public transit) relies on it, food preservation relies on maintaining constant refrigeration which would lead to even more food waste, and if a hospital loses power for even a couple minutes there are real lives at stake.