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To expand on this, nuclear risk is significantly underestimated: > Despite significant reforms following past disasters, we estimate that, with 388 reactors in
by nl 4y ago
To expand on this, nuclear risk is significantly underestimated:
> Despite significant reforms following past disasters, we estimate that, with 388 reactors in operation, there is a 50% chance that a Fukushima event (or more costly) occurs every 60–150 years. We also find that the average cost of events per year is around the cost of the construction of a new plant.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214629615301067?via%3Dihub https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221462961...
- belorn 4y agoOne nuclear accident every 60–150 years seems pretty fine compared to the estimated risk of global warming from fossil fueled power plants. It seems similar to the added risk of battery fire in electric cars compared to continuing using IC cars. If we can replace existing nuclear plants with exclusively using renewable and storage then that should naturally be considered, but accident rate of nuclear plants should not be considered in places where the current or future alternative is burning fossil fuels.