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> Surely you're not comparing the rate of near misses in nuclear to the rate of actual deaths in coal? I wasn't comparing anything of the kind. Please read my
by jwr 7y ago
> Surely you're not comparing the rate of near misses in nuclear to the rate of actual deaths in coal?
I wasn't comparing anything of the kind. Please read my comment again.
- 0xffff2 7y agoYou are implicitly comparing nuclear to the status quo. I'm curious, how much have you read about the fossil fuel industry? Near misses or not, the actual death rate per unit of energy produced is far higher for fossil fuels than nuclear [1]. [1] https://climate.nasa.gov/news/903/coal-and-gas-are-far-more-harmful-than-nuclear-power/ https://climate.nasa.gov/news/903/coal-and-gas-are-far-more-...