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Sites of nuclear accidents can't be remediated. They're essentially lost "forever".
by hanniabu 6y ago
Sites of nuclear accidents can't be remediated. They're essentially lost "forever".
- acidburnNSA 6y agoThis is highly debatable. There are places on Earth with natural radiation fields greater than large swaths of the evacuation zone around Fukushima. For Chernobyl, see [1]. https://thoughtscapism.com/2019/05/08/what-about-radioactive-wastelands-a-look-at-chernobyls-effects-on-nature/ https://thoughtscapism.com/2019/05/08/what-about-radioactive...
- arrosenberg 6y agoI don't think the evidence supports that, and even if it did, we create the same dead-zone conditions using chemical energy and fertilizers, so I'm not sure why it counts against nuclear any more than it would against petrochemicals.
- stale2002 6y agoNo, thats not true. It is only because people are mis-informed on the actual facts and dangers of nuclear reactors, that we treat them as if they are lost forever.