You didn't answer my question.
If the waste from the older plants is being dealt with "safely" in the
newer plants, it has to be transported from one place to another. This
process is not accident-free. You also haven't addressed the issues of
plutonium mining and transport to the plant, or whatever fuel sources are
being used these days.
I find it rather naive to assume that just because something works
perfectly on paper or even in a model that it will work perfectly every
single time in real life. New plants turn into old ones with time. Parts
break down. Parts can be defective. Computers can have bugs. And then
there's human error, both the usual kind and error because of bad design.
I would never accept the risks that nuclear power brings. Even if the
risks are minimal when everything works just right.
Nuclear energy is hardly an ecological choice. Nor is it more acceptable
when compared to other non-ecological power sources like coal and oil.
These are not the only options.
Cyndi
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