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We absolutely need nuclear energy. 1) Nuclear is the safest form of energy generation (measured in death/per mwatt) 2) Once operational it is always on and will
by option 7y ago
We absolutely need nuclear energy.
1) Nuclear is the safest form of energy generation (measured in death/per mwatt)
2) Once operational it is always on and will substitute for solar/wind when those are unavailable
3) Energy conservation long term is not an option - quality of life correlates with amount of energy consumed
4) imagine, what if, energy were so cheap that desalination is profitable in CA.
- sprafa 7y agoSomeone pointed out recently that nuclear is only as safe as its operator - the Us Navy has never had a reactor accident for instance. Still the dangers are Chernobyl and Fukushima - uninhabitable areas where no one can go for generations.
- JoeAltmaier 7y agoTurns out, Chernobyl is pretty safe right now. Could be cleaned up with a Troop of Scouts with trash bags. Its the FUD surrounding 'nuclear' that keeps people out.
- sprafa 7y agoHave you watched the show? The effort that was made to clear that are up was above and beyond what most people would consider reasonable.
- JoeAltmaier 7y agoNot the reactor; the town?
- sprafa 7y agoThe ground being removed, the mass extermination of animals (although people have said its exaggerated in the show). Supposedly the cleanup was immensely expensive
- option 7y agothat is not true. read about thorium reactor scenario with malicious operator - someone has an excellent Quora answer on this
- option 7y agoReally? I actually grew up near Chernobyl and my parents still work on the plant (e.g. have been going there e every day for more than 30 years) Don’t believe everything you see on HBO shows. And no, radiation isn’t contagious and can’t (and did not) bring down the helicopter
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- sprafa 7y agoAre you saying te use of thousands of people to clean up that region is an invention?