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By measuring deaths per TWhr. Nuclear power plants generate a lot of power and very few deaths. The amount of energy generated by nuclear is so vast that it mor
by keanzu 7y ago
By measuring deaths per TWhr. Nuclear power plants generate a lot of power and very few deaths. The amount of energy generated by nuclear is so vast that it more than outweighs incidents like Chernobyl and Fukushima over the long-term.
This source only has "rooftop solar" which is more deadly than nuclear power.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/494425/death-rate-worldwide-by-energy-source/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/494425/death-rate-worldw...
I don't have numbers for non-rooftop solar.
- pg_is_a_butt 7y agoYou don't have the numbers for rooftop nuclear either.
- millstone 7y agoI suspect this is just a proxy measure for rate of construction. Construction workers fall off roofs because they're installing solar panels. They don't fall off nuclear towers, because the world has mostly stopped building them.
- DuskStar 7y agoI'd think the size of the project matters more. Nuclear power plant? Better bet OSHA's there. But a rooftop solar installation? Lol no.
- Krasnol 7y agoWhat is the amount of long term deaths for Chernobyl and Fukushima?
- keanzu 7y agoThere's been 1 recorded radiation death. The other 2202 deaths were all related to evacuation. The cause of these early deaths were due to the disruption of hospital operations, exacerbation of pre-existing health problems and the stress of dramatic changes in life. It is stated that the vast majority of people who died during their evacuation were elderly. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukushima_Daiichi_nuclear_disaster_casualties https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukushima_Daiichi_nuclear_disa...
- Krasnol 7y agoI wonder if people repeating those phrases are just ignorant or if you do it intentionally. 1) You don't know the true numbers of deaths around Chernobyl and we'll probably never know. 2) People are still dying, their children are and their children will probably die early too. Here: http://www.hilfe-tschernobyl.de/tschernobyl-katastrophe/ http://www.hilfe-tschernobyl.de/tschernobyl-katastrophe/ you can help. I'm sure they could use some Bill Gates attention too...
- keanzu 7y agoIf you have an issue with the numbers take it up with the Japanese government, they commissioned the study. Source was provided.
- Krasnol 7y agoI didn't even mention Fukushima there. The health issues connected to Fukushima will show themselves in due time, just like they do with Chernobyl up to today and for many years to come. Your ignorance of those facts clearly presented to you show how disgusting the discussion is being lead on the side of the nuclear supporters.