Modern SMR nuclear reactors use precious generation spent fuel rods as their own fuel, and by design, are impossible to cause a meltdown.
I have 21.1kW of solar panels on my barn, and nuclear is still the cleanest energy at scale, but a lot. Also, solar panels can’t be realistically recycled and when the panels are done, they’re destined to landfills. At least they’re finding ways to recycle wind farm rotor blades.
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Modern SMR nuclear reactors use precious generation spent fuel rods as their own fuel, and by design, are impossible to cause a meltdown.
I have 21.1kW of solar panels on my barn, and nuclear is still the cleanest energy at scale, but a lot. Also, solar panels can’t be realistically recycled and when the panels are done, they’re destined to landfills. At least they’re finding ways to recycle wind farm rotor blades.