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This is indeed very important question. Nevermind newest technology, if we take existing and dated nuclear technology, and calculate safety in deaths per TWH ge
by korantu 5y ago
This is indeed very important question. Nevermind newest technology, if we take existing and dated nuclear technology, and calculate safety in deaths per TWH generated, nuclear is in the same ballpark as Solar and considerably better than Wind [1] ... Gas/Oil and others are disasterous in comparison, let alone Coal.
[1] https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/death-rates-from-energy-production-per-twh https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/death-rates-from-energy-p...
- throwaway894345 5y agoTo put a fine point on your comment, your figure also includes deaths from Fukushima and Chernobyl. Also, the newer reactor designs are really impressive with respect to safety and economics.
- korantu 5y agoExactly, thank you for bringing this up; Comparison stays true even if we include quite outlandish estimates for Chernobyl.