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The nuclear stat is missing all the deaths of miners and people living near mines and old tailings dumps. Similarly solar is missing all the silver (and past C
by Schroedingersat 4y ago
The nuclear stat is missing all the deaths of miners and people living near mines and old tailings dumps.
Similarly solar is missing all the silver (and past Cd/Te/In/etc miners) miners and people dealing with pollution and wind is missing knock on effects from rare earths and PFCs (nuclear may also be, but we don't get any public info on the LCA of UF6 production or what modern centrifuges are made of).
The first is ongoing however, and the second is decreasing exponentially.
- ZeroGravitas 4y agoI believe these stats do include mining materials for nuclear and renewables, though I've not double checked recently.