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Dam failures have had orders of magnitude more impacts, are we calling hydro power a failure?
by tarsinge 5y ago
Dam failures have had orders of magnitude more impacts, are we calling hydro power a failure?
- nautilius 5y agoLet’s not move the goalpost: I am pretty sure we’re calling a dam failure a dam failure.
- RealityVoid 5y agoYes, but if people hear about dams they don't even blink but they all lose their minds if they hear about nuclear. There is no goalpost moving here, just comparing risks and nuclear looks pretty good.
- nautilius 5y agorootusrootus says we shouldn't call Chernobyl an example of nuclear failure, but I think we very much should because it was a nuclear power plant that exploded. Now you ask 'what about dams' and I'll happily call failing dams failing dams. We were not comparing risks, that's what you brought in - moving the goalposts quite significantly while doing so.