A majority of Americans (57%) say they favor more nuclear power plants to generate electricity in the country, up from 43% who said this in 2020.

When asked about the federal government’s role, 41% of Americans say it should encourage the production of nuclear power.

Let’s get those new construction contracts signed!

  • Good_Chemistry@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    We need to start dialing in methods to recycle spent fuel rods that don’t run afoul of nonproliferation treaties. Those rods still contain something like 90% potential energy that we’re discarding.

    There are a couple of startups working on the issue, but these efforts shouldn’t just exist in the private sector.

    • schroedingershat@lemmy.world
      1·
      1 year ago

      Those rods still contain something like 90% potential energy that we’re discarding.

      10%

      U238 is not fissile and no closed breeding fuel cycle has ever been demonstrated to the point of running even a single full fuel load.