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> ... there remains a gulf in understanding the difference between the technology's statistical risks and the dread it evokes ... that dread about nuclear power
by Reedx 7y ago
> ... there remains a gulf in understanding the difference between the technology's statistical risks and the dread it evokes ... that dread about nuclear power leads respondents to choose 40% less nuclear generation in 2050 than they would have chosen in the absence of this dread."
Education on nuclear statistics and modern nuclear technology (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_IV_reactor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_IV_reactor) would be useful.
Though I wonder if we're stuck for a similar reason many are afraid of flying, but not of driving - despite driving being significantly more dangerous statistically - the idea/story of a plane crash is vastly scarier than a car crash.
- the8472 7y agoHave there been any commercial deployments of Gen IV reactors? You can't cite statistics of things that haven't been in operation for a reasonable fraction of their expected lifecycle.
- kikoreis 7y agoGen IV you're right. Gen III (and "III+") reactors already bring significant safety changes ("passive nuclear safety", though that is a spectrum) and we've had a few of those running for a while now, the longest for 20+ years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_III_reactor#Generation_III_reactors_currently_operational_or_under_construction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_III_reactor#Generat...