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You should take a look at how they dumped the earlier waste. It’s not something I’ve seen mentioned in these discussions: https://amp.dw.com/en/germanys-leaking-nuclear-waste-dump/vi...

After learning about Asse I totally understand why the Germans are so negative to nuclear energy. It’s not just Chernobyl that scarred them.

Good thing no one is doing that anymore?

Coal even releases nuclear isotopes into the air.

Or the long term ecological damage of solar panels.

https://www.ecowatch.com/solar-environmental-impacts.html

"create solar panels is still nowhere near that of traditional energy facilities, and it is quite small when compared to oil drilling, fracking or coal mining"

Did you post it to indicate that solar is bad or that it is also not 100% perfect?

That solar is not perfect and not as effective as nuclear, which actually easily produces energy surpluses whenever needed and can provide the energy that is required to mine it. As opposed to solar, which still relies on fossil fuels due to the minimal adoption of nuclear, while also introducing its own environmental impacts.