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Mmastodon WarNuclear first seen 1 d ago, last 6 min ago, peak #1

Fukushima meltdown cleanup still unfinished 15 years on

Original: Nuclear power is not safe. Nuclear power is WILDLY expensive. Fukushima the nuclear horror from 15 years ago, was not fi

Critics are arguing that nuclear power remains unsafe and wildly expensive, pointing to Fukushima as evidence. They claim that 15 years after the disaster, not a single ounce of the melted reactor fuel has been removed or contained, and that no cleanup effort has succeeded. The argument feeds into ongoing debates about whether nuclear energy should be expanded as a climate solution.

Why now: Renewed debate over nuclear power's safety and costs as governments weigh it as a climate solution, with Fukushima's unresolved cleanup cited as proof of its risks

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