From https://thebulletin.org/2019/07/recycle-everything-america-except-your-nuclear-waste/
>“At the same time, these “advanced” reactors—many of which are actually reprises of past efforts—increase security and nuclear weapons proliferation risks and ultimately do nothing to break down the political and societal resistance to finding real solutions to nuclear waste disposal.”
and
>“Moreover, all of the “advanced” designs under discussion now are simply “PowerPoint” reactors: They have not been built at scale, and, as a result, we don’t really know all the waste streams that they will produce.”
This is known in politics as the "parade of nasties". The opposition will dog pile as many negative claims as they can come up with, even if some of those claims contradict each other, in the hopes that the audience is convinced by the sheer number rather than evaluate the claims individually.
>“At the same time, these “advanced” reactors—many of which are actually reprises of past efforts—increase security and nuclear weapons proliferation risks and ultimately do nothing to break down the political and societal resistance to finding real solutions to nuclear waste disposal.”
and
>“Moreover, all of the “advanced” designs under discussion now are simply “PowerPoint” reactors: They have not been built at scale, and, as a result, we don’t really know all the waste streams that they will produce.”
This is known in politics as the "parade of nasties". The opposition will dog pile as many negative claims as they can come up with, even if some of those claims contradict each other, in the hopes that the audience is convinced by the sheer number rather than evaluate the claims individually.
