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The fundamentals of that risk profile haven't changed — you still have high concentration of radioactive materials in a single geographic location. The risk pr
by rectang 4y ago
The fundamentals of that risk profile haven't changed — you still have high concentration of radioactive materials in a single geographic location. The risk profile for nuclear is unlike that of other technologies.
They told us it was safe back then. They tell us its safe today. They will always tell us it's safe. The fundamentals tell us they're wrong.
- gfodor 4y ago"The fundamentals" is doing a lot of work there. It's fundamentally unsafe to move at a high velocity in a meat-based body. Does this mean the risk profile of high speed transportation is invariant across technology? The "fundamentals" you speak of boil down to the first principles analysis, based on physics, of the possible states a nuclear energy production system can get into. This is not invariant with regards to technology. It seems far too reductive to claim "putting radiocative materials together in the same location" should box out all civilian use of a energy production mechanism.
- ncmncm 4y agoAll failures of nukes thus far have been direct consequences of inadequately competent and scrupulous administration. Administration and adherence to standards of excellence are not improving.