A majority of Americans (57%) say they favor more nuclear power plants to generate electricity in the country, up from 43% who said this in 2020.

When asked about the federal government’s role, 41% of Americans say it should encourage the production of nuclear power.

Let’s get those new construction contracts signed!

  • Argongas@kbin.social
    123·
    1 year ago

    Now if only they can get the NIMBYs in Nevada to support yucca mountain so we have a safe place to store the waste.

    • Ertebolle@kbin.social
      8·
      1 year ago

      “What do they do with these after we seal them?”

      “I hear they dump 'em in an abandoned chalk mine and cover them with cement.”

      “I hear they’re sending them to one of those southern states where the governor’s a crook.”

      “Either way, I’m sleeping good tonight!”

      • schroedingershat@lemmy.world
        1·
        1 year ago

        Those rods still contain something like 90% potential energy that we’re discarding.

        10%

        U238 is not fissile and no closed breeding fuel cycle has ever been demonstrated to the point of running even a single full fuel load.

    • lntl@lemmy.mlOP
      31·
      1 year ago

      Will only happend if Las Vegas runs out of water and lose population. Then they’ll want the related jobs, income, and tax revenue. Until LV dies, it’ll never happen.

    • schroedingershat@lemmy.world
      2·
      1 year ago

      Why is it on Nevada to deal with your shit (and the costs of cleanup when you fuck up like WIPP or the German repository)?

      If it’s a solved issue, then execute the solution where you make the mess.

      • Wahots@pawb.social
        1·
        1 year ago

        If it’s any consolation, Nevada and a lot of the landlocked states are probably gonna get teabagged by climate change anyways, haha. Arizona is running out of water. My city in Montana nearly ran out of water a handful years ago, the largest one in the state. Like, out out. The river was only six feet deep and very narrow.

        We nearly ran out of water again this past year when all the snow melted at once due to an early heatwave and cause the river to jump over 16 feet, which destroyed the water treatment facility and destroyed entire towns and national parks along with it. I moved to a different state after that. Somewhere less volatile.