Quote Originally Posted by Neruo View Post
Even if we would dump nuclear waste right in the open, it would damage the planet less then a coal-powered plant would do. I don't understand why greenpeace and such miss this. I find it very egocentric to be afraid of the radioactive waste and such, since it really mostly affects humans.

Bascially:

"OHHH! SCARY!!! INFISIBLE POWERS TAHT KILLZ US! :0"

Silly scared people.[/b]
The thing about waste from nuclear fission plants is that its not only radioactive, chemically... its also highly toxic , so its basically a situation of "If the radiation doesn't kill ya, the toxicity will..." or the reverse. Of course, fusion reactors won't produce such type of waste (only irradiated core parts). So in a way, Greenpeace has every right to worry about nuclear waste. Just not from Fusion reactors... (and yeah, stupid people are funny... radiation is the new boogie-man to them)