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What about the waste inherent in decommissioning plants?


Why would you decommission them after all that investment instead of re-fitting? What would the ecological consequences would be if you demolished the Hoover Dam? Some things just have to be built to last as long as they physically can.


For the parts of the plant that cannot be put into landfill then storage like any other waste. Given how long they last, and how much energy they output, the waste is still very low per unit energy. Try this:

https://gordianknotbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/gordi...




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