alt Hacker News> It can be effectively renewable for all practical purposes, but there's an aversion to breeder reactors.
Breeder reactors reduce long-term waste issues, but they don't make nuclear renewable.
> It can be effectively renewable for all practical purposes, but there's an aversion to breeder reactors.
Breeder reactors reduce long-term waste issues, but they don't make nuclear renewable.
They push the timeline out so far that it's effectively renewable. The sun will burn out at some point, too, but we don't say solar is non-renewable.