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GR.–Nuclear power generation creates extremely dangerous waste products that people must manage carefully for thousands of years.  If the predictions of a great number of our scientists comes true and human civilization suffers major setbacks due to global warming, nuclear waste management might become impossible.  Does it seem prudent to assume that we will always have the spare resources to deal with the wastes?

There are two other problems.  Currently, there is great income disparity across people and nations.  Everywhere, wealth is accumulating in the pockets a few people and leaving the pockets of most people.  Nuclear power requires large investments.  Investors expect to make profits, and this will add to the income disparity among people.  The avarice that produces income disparity has been a disaster for Earth’s natural systems.  Nuclear power generation will require water, land for power corridors, and great waste repositories.  All of these will further…