Every "pro nuclear" argument always seems to include some experimental technology that's either never been made cost effective or never made it out of the lab.
> components that last 10-30 years,
It's not like nuclear plants last forever. Most seem to run for about 50 years and then need another 50 to decontaminate.
The only reason there's not an existing industry to mass process old solar cells and windmill parts is that they've only recently started mass adoption - there weren't enough being decommissioned for an industry to exist around it yet.
Where has this shown to be realistic at scale?
Every "pro nuclear" argument always seems to include some experimental technology that's either never been made cost effective or never made it out of the lab.
> components that last 10-30 years,
It's not like nuclear plants last forever. Most seem to run for about 50 years and then need another 50 to decontaminate.
The only reason there's not an existing industry to mass process old solar cells and windmill parts is that they've only recently started mass adoption - there weren't enough being decommissioned for an industry to exist around it yet.