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The biggest issue with catastrophes like Fukushima aren't the deaths (which will be few), but the costs of the cleanup, which are enormous. It's a valid concer
by michaelchisari 16y ago
The biggest issue with catastrophes like Fukushima aren't the deaths (which will be few), but the costs of the cleanup, which are enormous.
It's a valid concern, but we seem to fixate on the health dangers when coal kills many times more during normal operation and gets a free pass.
- rimantas 16y agoPlease tell, who cleans after coal powerplants which polute while in normal working mode? http://nuclearfissionary.com/2010/06/09/energy-density-and-waste-comparison-of-energy-production/ http://nuclearfissionary.com/2010/06/09/energy-density-and-w... http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=coal-ash-is-more-radioactive-than-nuclear-waste http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=coal-ash-is...