| gallo hits on the basic factor in storage. Sure uraniun 235 is radioactive but it has to reach 'critical mass' to detonate and when depleted can be stored so that it doesn't. Hence the capsules and water tanks used to store the residue.
What puzzles me is why all the hesitation in using nuclear as our replacement for coal. We worry more about a unproven environmental (climate)influence while wringing our hands about an existing one that is relatively easy abd cleaner to use. Maybe its the Hollywood influence that overcomes our good sense? It's my understanding that our, some one hundred, nuclear power plants develop 20% of out power needs. Why not build another 100 rather than worry about intentionally restricting carbon fuels?
Thus we play the fools with the time, and the spirits of the wise sit in the clouds and mock us. |