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Nuclear was only ever "viable" for political reasons. We had to have enough nuclear weapons to extinguish mammalian life nineteen times over. Eighteen times would have been pathetic. It was all a boondoggle anyway, so the war pigs were happy to spread a bit of cash on the civilian side...



There are nuclear plants that generate isotopes for medical purposes.


Those are not the same plants that generate power for the grid.




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