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I don't know if I'm alone in this but I actually have a more positive view on nuclear power now than before Fukushima. I grew up in Sweden not that far from Ch
by erikstarck 16y ago
I don't know if I'm alone in this but I actually have a more positive view on nuclear power now than before Fukushima.
I grew up in Sweden not that far from Chernobyl. I have been taught that a nuclear disaster equals instant doom over a massive area.
Now I'm learning that even after having an earthquake equal to 30'000 Hiroshima bombs go off nearby and a 16 meter Tsunami wash over it, a somewhat old nuclear plant still doesn't do any more harm than what can be cleaned up - and it's only local damage.
I also learn that the confirmed deaths in cancer from Chernobyl was far fewer than I had thought.
Not even when the media writes about terrorism have I seen such a wide gap between what's on the front page and what the experts are saying.
At the same time we keep feeding oil money to crazy dictators. This is insane! We need more nuclear power, now! Let's just hope the damage done by mainstream media doesn't stop nuclear expansion.
That would be a true disaster.
- sleepingbot 16y ago+1.
- sleepingbot 16y agoAlso, informing this is my last day at Hacker News as an active user. Will limit myself to see the feeds once on a while. Thank you.
- achompas 16y agoThis is the internet. Sometimes people pile on. Don't get too worked up over it! Here, I'll toss you an upvote.
- sleepingbot 16y ago+1
- sleepingbot 16y ago+1
- sleepingbot 16y ago+1.
- sleepingbot 16y agoKeep downgrading the comment, superusers. Someday you'll end up keeping the place clean, the Digg way, after users just left.
- icey 16y agoDownvoting vacuous commentary hasn't helped yet. What would you suggest?
- sleepingbot 16y agoYou have too much time. By the way, define "vacuous". My first "+1" was frugal, never "vacuous". HN doesn't deserve me to share my nuclear knowledge anymore, after all this "superuser rage". My comment was "frugal". But good. Definition of frugal: "Economical in the use or appropriation of resources; not wasteful or lavish; wise in the expenditure or application of force, materials, time, etc.; characterised by frugality; sparing; economical; saving; as, a frugal housekeeper; frugal of time." So here it ends my last comment on HN.
- albertzeyer 16y agoAt least in Germany, everything what the media says about this had a really huge effect. The 7 oldest reactors will be shut down now (temporarily) and the discussion is going on now wether this should be permanently and what should be done with the remaining 9 reactors.
- sleepingbot 16y agoLook at how coal is being used in Germany to produce energy. Nobody seems to complain about it. Coal is subsidized, because of fear of losing votes and strikes from coal miners.