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For a country that people shat on a lot for closing their nuclear plants Germany is on the right track reducing their C02.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 10 months ago (1 children)

They have been searching for more than 30 years to hide the last nuclear waste somewhere and still haven't found a suitable place. That's why they don't want nuclear power.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Here is were we in scandinavia can step up, we have a stable bedrock and modern technology to drill into the ground.

Let us build a few permanent storage sites with secure handling facilities and sell space to other countries needing it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Ontario, Canada this year is supposed to be choosing which of 2 proposed storage sites will be chosen for development. Nuclear power is a major part of the grid there, representing something like 35% of capacity and 55% of output. The generation facilities are geographically well situated, with one station being <100km away from a proposed storage site and two others within 250km.

I wonder what kind of risks there are with accidents during long distance transportation. Ships sink, trains derail, and trucks have accidents.