> > Nuclear energy is safe, causing fewer deaths and adverse health impacts > > There are many ways to consider this. Here is one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wik

> > Nuclear energy is safe, causing fewer deaths and adverse health impacts > > There are many ways to consider this. Here is one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl:_Consequences_of_the_Catastrophe_for_People_and_the_Environment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl:_Consequences_of_the... That book was heavily criticized because it did, in the eyes of critics, not adhere to limiting described effects to such ones commonly and easily attributed to radiation. Fact is, we know surprisingly little about radiation effects. Especially, we clearly do not have a complete theory on the effects of ionizing radiation - especially on children. See also this comment from me: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24879155 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24879155