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[-] kresten@feddit.dk 6 points 1 year ago

As to be expected. By political initiative, they shut down their nuclear power a while back

[-] stu@lemmy.pit.ninja 3 points 1 year ago

I remember reading they were shutting down nuclear power nationwide however many years ago and thinking that was a big mistake. Yes nuclear currently produces a lot of waste material that we have to store, but it's still one of the cleanest and safest energy sources we have as a species.

[-] kresten@feddit.dk 1 points 1 year ago

An immediate google search says that the US generates 4 cubic metres of waste annually. It's not even that much 🤷

[-] stu@lemmy.pit.ninja 3 points 1 year ago

True, though the amount produced is less of a concern than the amount of space and storage requirements necessary to make sure we don't accidentally irradiate things we care about.

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