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> Nuclear is the safest way to generate electricity Until there is an accident, then it's literally the worst.
by RobertRoberts 4y ago
> Nuclear is the safest way to generate electricity
Until there is an accident, then it's literally the worst.
- anonporridge 4y agoNuclear is still the safest, even including Chernobyl and Fukishima. An equivalent number of people die from solar and wind, independently. https://ourworldindata.org/safest-sources-of-energy https://ourworldindata.org/safest-sources-of-energy This is a huge problem for humanity to solve. We're more afraid of acute horrors that are statistically insignificant than we are of diffuse, but statistically horrifying dangers.
- michaelbarton 4y agoCompletely agree. There’s a very digestible video on why this is true as well. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EhAemz1v7dQ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EhAemz1v7dQ
- RobertRoberts 4y agoWould you rather live near a nuclear accident or a solar farm/wind turbine accident? A simple consideration shows nuclear accidents are above and beyond the worst humans have ever experienced. There is no comparison, not even a close second.
- jdvh 4y agoHydroelectric is the worst for catastrophic failure. See https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Banqiao_Dam_failure https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Banqiao_Dam_failure Nuclear reactors are extremely safe by comparison.
- dghughes 4y agoIt depends on the reactor type. High pressure and plutonium fuel? Sure! Low pressure and natural uranium is much safer. Thorium and molten salt reactors may be better still.