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Originally Posted by FunkyTown
Nuclear energy is definitely clean. The problem with it is that nobody knows what to do with the waste. Dump it in a hole? Shoot it in to space? It can poison the area around it for a very long time if it isn't properly disposed and, should it get in to the water table, it can devastate an area(And has). People remember Long Island and Chernobyl, but forget the wonder of things like the CANDU reactors.
Frankly, I agree. Nuclear energy is the way to go. In terms of waste, I'm a fan of the 'Drill ridiculously deep and dump it down far, far below the water table.' crowd. While safety shouldn't be a concern for a reactor, disposal does need to be highly regulated.
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The safest geological formations we have available are under-ground salt mines. Put the waste there. No water a gone through those areas in millions of years.
Chernobyl was a horrible accident. It occurred because of shoddy construction, caused by communistic ineptitude.
Three Mile Island, which you refer to, was such a non-event it was absurd that it was reported to such a frightening scale. Precisely NOBODY was even remotely hurt or in danger during the entire "event". The total radiation released during the event was equivalent to about a chest ex-ray for one individual.