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Sellafield scandal shows nuclear is not safe or green (socialistworker.co.uk)

submitted 2 days ago by sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to c/environment@beehaw.org

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[–] solo@fedia.io 4 points 1 day ago

Nuclear is considered 'clean' in terms of greenhouse gas emissions. Radioactive waste is not clean in other terms and their disposal is highly problematic. It replaces one problem with another.. France is a great example of this problem because they are very advanced in nuclear energy. They struggle with this and smuggle their nuclear waste to other places in the world.

As for the 'safe' part, this is also debatable.

For humans see a febr 2025 paper on unaccounted cancers fukushima,
For the planet as a whole see a Febr 2025 paper about Fukushima Contaminated Water Risk Factor: Global Implications