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I'd add, terrifying as Fukushima was, the actual damage seems far far smaller than the outcry. Actual death toll seems dominated by people evacuated through exc

I'd add, terrifying as Fukushima was, the actual damage seems far far smaller than the outcry. Actual death toll seems dominated by people evacuated through excess caution. See this link for example: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukushima_Daiichi_nuclear_disaster_casualties https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukushima_Daiichi_nuclear_di... there is one confirmed fatality due to radiation, 2k or so due to evacuation, and an upper bound on future cancers in the 100s due to prolonged low-level radiation. The earthquake's and tsunami's death toll is 20k. So dangerous as it is to do statistics on human lives, it's a bit if a rounding error.

mpweiher 4y ago
> terrifying as Fukushima was As Fukushima was made to appear. > actual damage seems far far smaller than the outcry. Yes. > Actual death toll seems dominated by people evacuated through excess caution. Yes. Fear of nuclear is far more dangerous than nuclear. > one confirmed fatality due to radiation, I thought so, too. But apparently this was a worker at the reactor plant whose cancer death was classified as work-related, but not actually linked to the accident. > it's a bit if a rounding error. Exactly.