I have nothing against nuclear energy, but I have a problem with "let's just put the waste, idunno, here and let it sit for a few thousand years".
In Germany, several of the energy companies completley distanced themselves from the waste they produce. I was at a conference once, where one of the heads of EnKK (a dauthger of EnBW) said after beeing asked what he things his responsibilities for the waste are:
"Well you know, you don't care what happens to your waste at home. Look to the law, we are not responsible."
I think this is one of the biggest reasons why nuclear power has run its course. I might be feasable for contries like the US, Russia or China to find a spot where to store their nuclear waste, but in densly populated areas in Europe? No way.
In Germany, several of the energy companies completley distanced themselves from the waste they produce. I was at a conference once, where one of the heads of EnKK (a dauthger of EnBW) said after beeing asked what he things his responsibilities for the waste are:
"Well you know, you don't care what happens to your waste at home. Look to the law, we are not responsible."
I think this is one of the biggest reasons why nuclear power has run its course. I might be feasable for contries like the US, Russia or China to find a spot where to store their nuclear waste, but in densly populated areas in Europe? No way.
Just look at the catastrophy that is the Asse: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asse_II_mine
Tl;dr: As long as there is no secure way to store nuclear waste for a thousand years, nuclear has no future.