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> France for example never had a Three mile island type of disaster which tilted the public opinion of nuclear power Despite that, the public opinion soured so
by espadrine 4y ago
> France for example never had a Three mile island type of disaster which tilted the public opinion of nuclear power
Despite that, the public opinion soured so bad, that it is the detractors that had to bring disaster to nuclear reactors. Protestors fired rocket-propelled grenades at a plant[0]. It did not cause any nuclear danger.
On the other hand, the costs grew because the standards for risk grew to tremendous levels that are way, way above those applied for the coal and gas industries, or wind and solar for that matter.
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superph%C3%A9nix#Rocket_attack https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superph%C3%A9nix#Rocket_attack
- asib 4y ago> Despite that, the public opinion soured so bad, that it is the detractors that had to bring disaster to nuclear reactors. Protestors fired rocket-propelled grenades at a plant[0]. It did not cause any nuclear danger. The wiki article you linked says the plant was unfinished. This would indicate the attack was a protest against the construction of the plant, not an attempt to induce a nuclear meltdown. You are perhaps unintentionally twisting the facts.
- AshamedCaptain 4y agoBesides, in France we've had "protest" attacks even against chip foundries. I would assume it par for the course for a nuclear plant.