Nuclear power is relatively safe when managed responsibly, and provides a consistant power output. When it comes to hydro electric , solar or wind; it is possible that drought, impaired sunlight, and days with low wind could lead to a day with zero energy or low energy output.
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Well the Eli5 is no. Because nuclear waste will be harmful for longer than history will exist. We talk about several million years. Not only must the storage location be safe for millions of years, without the risk of leakage into the ground water. So every earthquake, volcano or wathever must be taken into account for millions of years. And then we need to secure it so that our ancestors in a million years will not accidently open the vault. How should we even communicate that. Look at how much language changed in 100p years. How much will it change in 1 million year. And the waste is not the only problem. The reactors themselves will be a problem as well for a long time. Not as long as the waste but still long enough to be a major headache.
Atomic power was a great illusion as the great solution. It is debatable if it is useful as a transitioning technology but there is no alternative to renewable green energy if we want a long term solution.
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