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If you want to only consider nuclear by looking at its worst-case, you have to do the same with its competitors for the comparison to be fair, which turns out t
by saulrh 10y ago
If you want to only consider nuclear by looking at its worst-case, you have to do the same with its competitors for the comparison to be fair, which turns out to be even more favorable to nuclear than the naive examination - banqiao dam, global climate change, people falling off roofs and turbines, etc. Even if nuclear power plants continue to fail at the same rate as they have historically, or five or ten times the historical rate, I'd take them over existing power sources in a heartbeat.
- cm2187 10y agoBut the problem is precisely this worst case, and dismissing it will not help its cause. If you look at it through any other lens than this worst case, it is a no brainer, go 90% nuclear. But this worst case is what will drive public opinion and political support.