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> Vast swathes of uninhabited land can absorb some of the risks/fears associated with a nuclear accident. Such a cynical take. We have a lot of land, its fine
by tinus_hn 5y ago
> Vast swathes of uninhabited land can absorb some of the risks/fears associated with a nuclear accident.
Such a cynical take. We have a lot of land, its fine if we turn some of it into a nuclear wasteland.
- kevincox 5y agoA less cynical view of this is building the first couple in uninhabited areas is a great way to prove the technology and shift public opinion without having to fight the NIMBYs.
- tinus_hn 5y agoYou can’t prove the technology by building a reactor and using it for a while and then saying ‘Look! This one didn’t explode’. Every reactor ever built has been guaranteed to be safe. Yet 2 of them have experienced meltdowns. This technology is safe in a sense but not in the sense that accidents will not happen. They have happened and they will happen again.
- kevincox 5y agoOf course that isn't how you build the technology. But it is how you build public opinion unfortunately.