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Same goes for some renewable power sources like hydroelectric plants. Bursting dams are more dangerous than meltdowns and have killed way more than nuclear disa
by jeltz 15y ago
Same goes for some renewable power sources like hydroelectric plants. Bursting dams are more dangerous than meltdowns and have killed way more than nuclear disasters.
Some of the more famous hydroelectric accidents:
* 1959, about 2000 deaths: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaiont_Dam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaiont_Dam
* 2009, 75 deaths: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Sayano%E2%80%93Shushenskaya_hydroelectric_power_station_accident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Sayano%E2%80%93Shushenska...
* 1975, about 171,000 deaths (of those 26,000 immediate): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banqiao_Dam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banqiao_Dam