Exactly. The concrete for just one nuclear reactor could build apartment buildings for 192 quadrillion humans (not that there are so many). We’re talking teratons of carbon dioxide, per plant. It’s just too much. I mean, I don’t like the coal plants that we’re using during the transition to true renewable energy, but that’s only the tiniest fraction of carbon dioxide that is produced during the construction of a single nuclear plant.
Thankfully, solar and wind don’t use concrete at all. Those installations are anchored into the ground with unicorn farts and pixie dust, making them environmentally friendly and safe for humanity. Say no to big concrete.
Nuclear is dangerous. There is no getting around this. It’s dangerous in many more ways than coal or oil, it’s more dangerous than anything. It is a constant, ongoing natural disaster. No one who calls themselves an environmentalist could possibly downplay the catastrophe that is nuclear.
I don’t think nuclear reactors spew CO2. Why would they and where does the carbon come from?
I think the biggest problem is all the concrete that goes into building them.
Then there’s the concrete needed for nuclear waste dumps. You have to consider the whole life-cycle of the plant before comparing.
Exactly. The concrete for just one nuclear reactor could build apartment buildings for 192 quadrillion humans (not that there are so many). We’re talking teratons of carbon dioxide, per plant. It’s just too much. I mean, I don’t like the coal plants that we’re using during the transition to true renewable energy, but that’s only the tiniest fraction of carbon dioxide that is produced during the construction of a single nuclear plant.
Thankfully, solar and wind don’t use concrete at all. Those installations are anchored into the ground with unicorn farts and pixie dust, making them environmentally friendly and safe for humanity. Say no to big concrete.
Following the discussion in the other comments, I did some research.
People usually cite this, which cites this which cites this, which cites this.
You can see there that plant construction and decommissioning are both counted, and that the comparison for nuclear versus renewables is very good.
Nuclear is dangerous. There is no getting around this. It’s dangerous in many more ways than coal or oil, it’s more dangerous than anything. It is a constant, ongoing natural disaster. No one who calls themselves an environmentalist could possibly downplay the catastrophe that is nuclear.
In what sense is it more dangerous than coal, if not in terms of human or animal deaths, or environmental damage? It’s more dangerous by what measure?