> The failure modes are huge. Most notably, the Cheernobyl Absolute Exclusion Zone stands at 1000 square miles 35 years after the fact…
The fossil fuel inclusion zone is 197 million square miles.
Many of the current problems of nuclear come from its small volume (small unit count). Of course, as with fossil fuels, many new problems will emerge if volume comes up (waste storage is already an unsolved problem). But they may be resolvable if there is determination and incentive to do so,
The fossil fuel inclusion zone is 197 million square miles.
Many of the current problems of nuclear come from its small volume (small unit count). Of course, as with fossil fuels, many new problems will emerge if volume comes up (waste storage is already an unsolved problem). But they may be resolvable if there is determination and incentive to do so,