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> Still: There were zero deaths caused by radiation during this incident That's an official attribution. The amount of radiation sent into the ocean was measur
by Supermancho 6y ago
> Still: There were zero deaths caused by radiation during this incident
That's an official attribution. The amount of radiation sent into the ocean was measurable worldwide. This number is decidedly not 0, in a realistic sense. I don't see the rationale behind pretending this isn't as bad as it is in any community.
https://ourworld.unu.edu/en/radiation-from-fukushima-disaster-still-affects-32-million-japanese https://ourworld.unu.edu/en/radiation-from-fukushima-disaste...
https://world.wng.org/2014/09/locals_suffer_long_term_effects_of_fukushima_meltdown https://world.wng.org/2014/09/locals_suffer_long_term_effect...
- tpmx 6y agoI guess you knew what was coming but still: The realistic alternative (coal power) is way worse. So many more deaths. Just with ongoing operations, no accidents.
- hilbertseries 6y agoThe alternative is natural gas these days.
- tpmx 6y agoPlease tell that to Japan (Coal: 33% of electricity) and Germany (Coal: 29% of electricity). Numbers from 2019.
- Supermancho 6y ago> I guess you knew what was coming but still I'm not sure what this is a reference to. I was pointing out a discrepancy about the accuracy of the article, not the relative safety of power generation methods.