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This is the reality that nuclear power proponents seem to be content in ignoring. Can we build safe nuclear power plants? Yes. Does money, greed, pride, and stu
by hanniabu 8y ago
This is the reality that nuclear power proponents seem to be content in ignoring. Can we build safe nuclear power plants? Yes. Does money, greed, pride, and stupidity triumph in the end? Yes.
- erentz 8y agoNuclear power proponents don’t let emotion and fear get in the way of the facts. Nuclear power kills far far (far far far) less people than other forms of power generation. When it goes wrong it’s super scary looking, terrifying really, but when you dig into the statistics of these accidents they wind up being less scary than is usually made out. It helps to learn about how nuclear power plants work, and visit one if you ever get the chance, once you get your head around it it becomes a lot less scary. For example take a look at the fatalities table here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_accidents#Fatalities https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_accidents#Fatalities PS: A good starting point to start questioning the anti-nuclear narrative is a documentary called Pandora’s Promise, which is on Prime for free. Or perhaps this TED talk: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ciStnd9Y2ak https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ciStnd9Y2ak
- hanniabu 8y agoI don't see anybody rushing to move back to Chernobyl. There's more damage than immediate death. That environment is lost. It contaminates ground water, soil, the wildlife, the air. You're willfully ignoring the reality and taking the hopeful ideals.