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Coal cause more cancer and pumps a huge amount of radioactive material into the sky but I've not seen anyone closing coal power stations to stop that. The fear

Coal cause more cancer and pumps a huge amount of radioactive material into the sky but I've not seen anyone closing coal power stations to stop that. The fear of nuclear power is just one of those irrational fears..

cinntaile 3y ago
The long term plan is to shut down all coal plants. In the US alone coal usage has more than halved since 2008.
_ph_ 3y ago
Of course people want to close coal power stations too. One might argue about the relative timing, but the goal is to get rid of nuclear and coal. And while a safely operating nuclear plant is actually pretty low on radiation, we unfortunately had severe incidents which released a lot of radiation. Here in Bavaria, the forests are still contaminated by the Chernobyl disaster. Wild boar meat still has to be checked for radiation and a lot of it destroyed as not fit for consumption. Never mind the meat which probably gets eaten unchecked.
goodpoint 3y ago
This is pure whataboutism.
- goodpoint 3y ago
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  - dang 3y ago
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- Fatnino 3y ago
  So is bitching about nuclear while ignoring the much worse coal.
  - edgyquant 3y ago
    No one is ignoring coal lmao
  - imtringued 3y ago
    People complaining about nuclear power are mostly concerned with cost and time needed for construction and no loosening regulations is not an option.

cinntaile 3y ago

The long term plan is to shut down all coal plants. In the US alone coal usage has more than halved since 2008.

_ph_ 3y ago

Of course people want to close coal power stations too. One might argue about the relative timing, but the goal is to get rid of nuclear and coal. And while a safely operating nuclear plant is actually pretty low on radiation, we unfortunately had severe incidents which released a lot of radiation. Here in Bavaria, the forests are still contaminated by the Chernobyl disaster. Wild boar meat still has to be checked for radiation and a lot of it destroyed as not fit for consumption. Never mind the meat which probably gets eaten unchecked.

goodpoint 3y ago

This is pure whataboutism.

goodpoint 3y ago
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- dang 3y ago
  Your comments are getting downvoted because they're breaking the site guidelines. Can you please review https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and stick to them instead? We'd appreciate it. Note these: "When disagreeing, please reply to the argument instead of calling names. 'That is idiotic; 1 + 1 is 2, not 3' can be shortened to '1 + 1 is 2, not 3." "Omit internet tropes" "Please don't post insinuations about astroturfing, shilling, brigading, foreign agents, and the like. It degrades discussion and is usually mistaken" "Please don't comment about the voting on comments. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading."
Fatnino 3y ago
So is bitching about nuclear while ignoring the much worse coal.
- edgyquant 3y ago
  No one is ignoring coal lmao
- imtringued 3y ago
  People complaining about nuclear power are mostly concerned with cost and time needed for construction and no loosening regulations is not an option.