• TheHarpyEagle@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    My biggest concern here is the “wrong hands” part. I absolutely believe that nuclear waste can be stored safely for a very long time, but I know from experience that safety is a distant concern next to minimizing costs for a company. We have companies breach environmental protection rules all the time, and yet some people still see the EPA as too powerful and want to tear it down. How do we ensure that waste is actually stored safely?

    • Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      1 year ago

      By ensuring that said power plants aren’t run by corporate interests and investors concerned with the bottom line above all else.