r/Waste • u/Vailhem • Aug 15 '26

Next-gen molten salt reactor designed to generate 300 to 500 MWe from nuclear waste

https://interestingengineering.com/energy/next-gen-molten-salt-reactor-designed-to-generate-300-to-500-mwe-from-nuclear-waste
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u/justahuman145 Aug 17 '26

Oh you mean like the waste belonging to any mining or oil operation? Radioactive waste has a lifespan, arsenic, chromium VI, lead and dozens of other poisons that are brought to the surface will be there for much longer.

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u/Humble-Reply228 Aug 17 '26

Wind generates toxic waste too. So does solar. We should stop the waste?

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u/Humble-Reply228 Aug 17 '26

The fuel of solar causes cancer and kills thousands of people a year.

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u/Humble-Reply228 Aug 17 '26

Are you saying the sun doesn’t cause cancer?
I mean you used some completely exaggerated hyperbole as a serious argument, what was I supposed to do but to use equally childish talking points.

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u/Humble-Reply228 Aug 17 '26

We are talking about a technique to recycle nuclear fuel. Much like recycling glass, fibreglass or other man made toxic substances from solar panels or wind blades.

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u/Bay_arean Aug 16 '26

soon to fail vaporware company buys assets of failed vaporware company.