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Nuclear isn't perfect, but it is the best we have right now. (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 56 points 4 months ago (1 children)

As a friend once said "benzene is what anti-nuclear people think nuclear waste is."

[–] [email protected] 26 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I mean, spent fuel is actually quite lethal when not packaged, but you get something like 300-400MWh out of a kilo of fuel. And that's significantly more than I'll use in my lifetime.

I'd gladly keep a kilo of dry-casked spent fuel in my house. It'd make an excellent coffee table or something, if a bit hard to move. I would absolutely not put a lifetime supply of benzene anywhere near my house.

Edit: it would make a shitty coffee table. 1 kilo of uranium oxide is just under 100ml

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 months ago (2 children)

The density of uranium always fucks with me. How can something that takes up so little volume weigh so much?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It's thicc.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago

phat nucleasss