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Anon questions our energy sector (slrpnk.net)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 hours ago

While I understand where they're coming from, it should be noted that they're likely basing their experience with recyclability on plastic recycling which is totally a shit show. The big difference comes in when you realize that plastic is cheap as shit whereas uranium fuel rods are not.