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The problem is perception. It has the word "nuclear" which, along with the mechanism, associates it with nuclear bombs. Not to mention, we react to large incide
by tooltower 4y ago
The problem is perception. It has the word "nuclear" which, along with the mechanism, associates it with nuclear bombs. Not to mention, we react to large incidents with lots of fatality much more strongly than the same fatality spread out over time.
- majoe 4y agoA bit of trivia about that: In Germany, which had a rather vivid nuclear energy discussion for decades due to historical reasons, nuclear energy proponents often use the word "Kernkraft" (literally "nuclear power"), while opponents call it "Atomkraft" (literally "atom power"). That's because nuclear bombs are called "Atombombe" in German and the proponents try to avoid that association.