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Three Mile Island was the worst nuclear accident in US history. Was mainly caused by poor design of human feedback systems which caused operational confusion and lead to a catastrophic failure.

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[โ€“] andyburke@fedia.io -1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

How long does that waste need to be safely stored and what are the projected costs there? How do they compare to solar that you can deploy today?

We are not running out of space to put power generation, but we definitely need to worry about costs.

[โ€“] Zangoose@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Not entirely sure if this video covers costs but the short answer is that there are ways to safely store nuclear waste that won't impact the surrounding environment.

https://youtu.be/4aUODXeAM-k