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Not a single person has died directly of radiation from the Fukushima accident. That's in the context of a tsunami wave that has directly killed large number of

Not a single person has died directly of radiation from the Fukushima accident. That's in the context of a tsunami wave that has directly killed large number of people by impact. So in general, Fukushima should be a very good example for promotion of nuclear power.

nicoburns 6y ago
However the Fukushima cleanup has been very expensive (hundreds of billions of US dollars). If you factor in the cost of accidents like Fukushima then nuclear becomes pretty uncompetitive cost wise.
pvaldes 6y ago
> Not a single person has died directly of radiation from the Fukushima accident. This claim has been extensively debunked in Hacker News yet.
- Erlich_Bachman 6y ago
  Is Wikipedia currently wrong on this with the sources listed there? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukushima_Daiichi_nuclear_disaster_casualties https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukushima_Daiichi_nuclear_disa... Deaths 0 from radiation,[3] 2,202 from evacuation,[4] Non-fatal injuries 37 with physical injuries,[5] 2 workers taken to hospital with radiation burns[6][7] "For evacuation, the estimated number of deaths during and immediately after transit range from 34 to "greater than 50".[12][17][18] The victims include hospital inpatients and elderly people at nursing facilities who died from causes such as hypothermia, deterioration of underlying medical problems, and dehydration. For long-term displacement, many people (mostly sick and elderly) died at an increased rate[17] while in temporary housing and shelters. Degraded living conditions and separation from support networks[19] are likely contributing factors. As of 27 February 2017, the Fukushima prefecture government counted 2,129 "disaster-related deaths" in the prefecture." While looking at the tsunami itself: Casualties 15,899 deaths,[2] +2 (Overseas), 6,157 injured,[3] 2,529 people missing
  - pvaldes 6y ago
    > Is wikipedia currently wrong on this...? Aye
    - Erlich_Bachman 6y ago
      Well, do you have any data or sources?

nicoburns 6y ago

However the Fukushima cleanup has been very expensive (hundreds of billions of US dollars). If you factor in the cost of accidents like Fukushima then nuclear becomes pretty uncompetitive cost wise.

pvaldes 6y ago

> Not a single person has died directly of radiation from the Fukushima accident. This claim has been extensively debunked in Hacker News yet.

Erlich_Bachman 6y ago
Is Wikipedia currently wrong on this with the sources listed there? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukushima_Daiichi_nuclear_disaster_casualties https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukushima_Daiichi_nuclear_disa... Deaths 0 from radiation,[3] 2,202 from evacuation,[4] Non-fatal injuries 37 with physical injuries,[5] 2 workers taken to hospital with radiation burns[6][7] "For evacuation, the estimated number of deaths during and immediately after transit range from 34 to "greater than 50".[12][17][18] The victims include hospital inpatients and elderly people at nursing facilities who died from causes such as hypothermia, deterioration of underlying medical problems, and dehydration. For long-term displacement, many people (mostly sick and elderly) died at an increased rate[17] while in temporary housing and shelters. Degraded living conditions and separation from support networks[19] are likely contributing factors. As of 27 February 2017, the Fukushima prefecture government counted 2,129 "disaster-related deaths" in the prefecture." While looking at the tsunami itself: Casualties 15,899 deaths,[2] +2 (Overseas), 6,157 injured,[3] 2,529 people missing
- pvaldes 6y ago
  > Is wikipedia currently wrong on this...? Aye
  - Erlich_Bachman 6y ago
    Well, do you have any data or sources?