Nuclear Waste Issues

Although France is a low emitting carbon country, nuclear waste disposal is a major concern.

"France is sometimes seen as a role model for combating climate change because 80 percent of its electricity comes from nuclear power. As a result, even the trains are largely carbon-free.

Essentially, it is nuclear-powered transportation. But one of the biggest problems with nuclear power is that it produces nuclear waste. And even in France, finding a place to put nuclear waste has been a messy affair.

Nuclear waste is a costly affair for the economy, but more costly to the environment. The expenses of properly disposing of nuclear waste are levied on utility companeis and the government, which taxes companies and citizens to pay the bills. Higher taxes hurt economies and slow growth."

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