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thedanman114 t1_j4gwyu6 wrote

Reply to comment by IamSauerKraut in Solar and wind is ugly, Nuclear is the only other safe energy. When will it happen here? by drdanagram

Ignorance?

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IamSauerKraut t1_j4gylpn wrote

"Ignorance" is contrary to "good cause."

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thedanman114 t1_j4h2d93 wrote

How so? Do you know the systemic differences between gen 3 American reactors and old Soviet reactor? Everything about the two is completely different.

Or the differences between gen 3 and gen 4/5 or thorium reactors?

If not, you're ignorant. Which is fine! But using that ignorance to spread fear is wrong.

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IamSauerKraut t1_j4h6c25 wrote

Why do I need to know the difference between reactors? Do they produce a different type of waste? Are they any less subject to human error, subterfuge or indifference?

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thedanman114 t1_j4h7e4d wrote

Actually, yes to all of those questions.

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IamSauerKraut t1_j4hcln1 wrote

What different type of waste do the reactors produce? Anything with a half-life of less than 700,000 years?

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