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well, better nuclear than coal I guess

trhway 6y ago
a bit of the current nuclear FUD - Lithuania considers giving out iodine to population to be prepared in case that new Belarusian nuclear power plant gets issues (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7383941/Lithuania-prepares-radiation-disaster-four-million-iodine-tablets.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7383941/Lithuania-p...), and Armenia/Azerbaijan conflict this time seems to be going into full blown war, with things not going great for Armenia (Turkish drones have been proving themselves very effective there) which does have a nuclear power plant (giving the level of hate between Armenia and Turkey/Azerbaijan i'd not bet that, even if the direct war zone wouldn't reach the plant, the strategic chance to plunge your enemy's whole country into darkness would be passed by, especially if sabotage or strike can be made to look like an accident) .
- redblacktree15 6y ago
  As a Lithuanian I can tell that a lot of what Lithuania does with regards to the nuclear plant in Belarus is just fearmongering. The most active critics come from political parties which don't want that plant due to political reasons. Having a nearby nuclear plant effectively controlled by an ally of Putin is not a good thing and I agree with that, but this has nothing to do with safety. It's all political play. Ironically, a decade ago the same political parties which now oppose the Belarusian nuclear plant wanted to build a nuclear plant here in Lithuania. What's more ironic was that the chosen location was just a couple of kilometers from the border of Belarus. Personally I'm happy that Belarus managed to build the nuclear plant. In the end of the day, every new nuclear plant results in one less coal power plant somewhere.
  - trhway 6y ago
    I myself originally from Russia from around those places and have family in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus and Lithuania. >Belarus managed to build the nuclear plant it is very easy. You just let Russia/Putin to come and finance and build the power plant. The question of course is why Russia does it. >every new nuclear plant results in one less coal power plant somewhere. Germany right near by have excess of renewables which they probably would be happy to sell, and coal these days is out-competed by all other energy sources. So nuclear vs. coal is pretty artificial.

a bit of the current nuclear FUD - Lithuania considers giving out iodine to population to be prepared in case that new Belarusian nuclear power plant gets issues (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7383941/Lithuania-prepares-radiation-disaster-four-million-iodine-tablets.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7383941/Lithuania-p...), and Armenia/Azerbaijan conflict this time seems to be going into full blown war, with things not going great for Armenia (Turkish drones have been proving themselves very effective there) which does have a nuclear power plant (giving the level of hate between Armenia and Turkey/Azerbaijan i'd not bet that, even if the direct war zone wouldn't reach the plant, the strategic chance to plunge your enemy's whole country into darkness would be passed by, especially if sabotage or strike can be made to look like an accident) .

redblacktree15 6y ago
As a Lithuanian I can tell that a lot of what Lithuania does with regards to the nuclear plant in Belarus is just fearmongering. The most active critics come from political parties which don't want that plant due to political reasons. Having a nearby nuclear plant effectively controlled by an ally of Putin is not a good thing and I agree with that, but this has nothing to do with safety. It's all political play. Ironically, a decade ago the same political parties which now oppose the Belarusian nuclear plant wanted to build a nuclear plant here in Lithuania. What's more ironic was that the chosen location was just a couple of kilometers from the border of Belarus. Personally I'm happy that Belarus managed to build the nuclear plant. In the end of the day, every new nuclear plant results in one less coal power plant somewhere.
- trhway 6y ago
  I myself originally from Russia from around those places and have family in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus and Lithuania. >Belarus managed to build the nuclear plant it is very easy. You just let Russia/Putin to come and finance and build the power plant. The question of course is why Russia does it. >every new nuclear plant results in one less coal power plant somewhere. Germany right near by have excess of renewables which they probably would be happy to sell, and coal these days is out-competed by all other energy sources. So nuclear vs. coal is pretty artificial.