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		asharp on April 3, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Nuclear Power is Safest Way to Make Electricity If memory serves, the problem is that it is politically impossible to create some area to place the waste fuel. ie. it would be much safer to move the spent fuel out of the reactor, however there is nowhere for it to go to.

phlux on April 3, 2011 [–]

I am talking about taking it out of the damaged reactor and into a sound containment/cooling unit.

That is far better politically than letting it sit in a damaged structure leaking radiation everywhere.

Sometimes nations need to STFU about politics and get shit done.

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