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minus-squareinfinitesunrise@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·13 days agoNuclear reactors do not need to use weapons-grade materials or byproducts.
minus-squarebufalo1973@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·13 days agoThey don’t use it but they can produce it.
minus-squareinfinitesunrise@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-213 days agoOnly one type of reactor, the old uranium design, produces anything weapons grade. Don’t use that.
minus-squareRoss_audio@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·12 days agoAgreed. Also, don’t waste money on experimenting with the others. Just build renewables and grid storage.
minus-squareinfinitesunrise@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·12 days agoLow-weaponization nuclear reactors already exist, industrial-scale grid storage doesn’t, but yes the answer to this dispute would be much more clear if it did!
Nuclear reactors do not need to use weapons-grade materials or byproducts.
They don’t use it but they can produce it.
Only one type of reactor, the old uranium design, produces anything weapons grade. Don’t use that.
Agreed.
Also, don’t waste money on experimenting with the others. Just build renewables and grid storage.
Low-weaponization nuclear reactors already exist, industrial-scale grid storage doesn’t, but yes the answer to this dispute would be much more clear if it did!