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Everyone was saying "yes" to fission 40 years ago. It was not until Chernobyl that global backlash against nuclear really started. The pace wasn't however part

by varjag 7y ago

Everyone was saying "yes" to fission 40 years ago. It was not until Chernobyl that global backlash against nuclear really started. The pace wasn't however particularly impressive back then already as technology, safety and waste management limitations became clear.

pfdietz 7y ago
No, the backlash against nuclear long predates Chernobyl. And it was driven by economics, not safety. In the US, new nuclear construction collapsed after the first big nuclear building spree, when promises collided with reality. This was even before TMI.