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How much of the resistance to nuclear power in the US was due to the very unfortunately combination of the Three Mile Island incident and the release of the mov
by Mountain_Skies 6y ago
How much of the resistance to nuclear power in the US was due to the very unfortunately combination of the Three Mile Island incident and the release of the movie The China Syndrome both happening within two weeks of each other? Add in the nuclear arms race of the time and the emotional aspect for anything nuclear becomes even greater.
- ie7eyrdueu 6y agoAs a Californian, it always seems to come in two flavors. There's the people who think it's risky because they read about something that's not terribly relevant to their region or they're part of the hippie cult that thinks anything sciencey is unnatural an therefore bad. I love the state because I like how accepting the people are at the social level, but when it comes to anything material like construction or energy suddenly the loudest voices are a bunch of good vibes idealists who'd prefer a bad bad but fashionable solution to something that actually solves the problem.