• Kulun@mander.xyz
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    2 years ago

    apart from the fact that uranium is a very limited resource which will very soon become uneconomic to mine, apart from the social and environmental consequences of mining

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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      2 years ago

      Except that uranium isn’t the only fuel available. The only reason it’s been used traditionally is because it doubles as fuel for nuclear weapons. Thorium is both much safer and more readily available.

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        2 years ago

        Except that Thorium reactors are still experimental and will definitely be much too late to replace fossil fuel

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          2 years ago

          Uranium solves the immediate and pressing problem of moving away from fossil fuels, which are worse in every single way. Thorium addresses the concerns you raise around the cost of uranium becoming uneconomic to mine. So, not sure what the except here is to be honest.