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We have a dormant (scrapped because fears of Chernobyl) nuclear power plant which politicos are currently looking to revive. This might be a good case study. h
by lawgimenez 3y ago
We have a dormant (scrapped because fears of Chernobyl) nuclear power plant which politicos are currently looking to revive. This might be a good case study.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bataan_Nuclear_Power_Plant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bataan_Nuclear_Power_Plant
- senectus1 3y agoA very good video on how much of a huge waste of money that plant has been is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjxZwbg69Fc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjxZwbg69Fc *note, this is not anti nuc power, its all about how corruption, politics and really bad engineering have screwed the project from the beginning
- 7734128 3y agoNever found that person to be accurate or actually informative. Go watch something he has made about something you already know a lot and ask yourself if you want his view on matters where you do not.
- panick21_ 3y agoHe is just the face of a massive content farm spitting out lots and lots of low quality videos on like 10 different channels.
- lawgimenez 3y agoSimon Whistler is a nutcase.
- AcornGrower 3y agoPlease elaborate
- lawgimenez 3y agoThe YouTube video above is inaccurate. Simon says we tend to pursue nuclear weapons back then, it’s not true. It’s in our constitution that specifically states we don’t intend to pursue nuclear weapons. Plus, that plant is not designed to create weapons grade nuclear weapons.
- senectus1 3y agothis is not accurate. what he said was "Former Marcos Deputies have alleged that it was also intended to facilitate nuclear weapon design" Also, its not like The Marcos regime was a stickler for the rules mate....
- jhoechtl 3y agoWe have a nuclear power plant which was completely finished yet never went to grid https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwentendorf_Nuclear_Power_Plant https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwentendorf_Nuclear_Power_Pl...
- FirmwareBurner 3y agoAnyone know why the referendum wasn't held BEFORE spending billions building a nuclear plant? Chernobyl hasn't happened at that point for the population to suddenly have a boogieman to fear. Most theories point to Russia lobbying for Austria to stay hooked onto its gas exports, so they had to run a FUD propaganda campaign against nuclear before the referendum. Especially that Austria isn't big on holding referendums to ask the population what it wants, like Switzerland does, and a few former Austrian ministers have worked or still do for Russian oil & gas companies.
- Paradigma11 3y agoAfaik it was a combination of several things. On the one hand it was a referendum against the Kreisky administration supported by the OEVP to damage him. On the other hand it was the beginning of the green movement with a more important role of civil movements and protests. But yes, pretty stupid.
- FirmwareBurner 3y ago>On the one hand it was a referendum against the Kreisky administration supported by the OEVP to damage him. Wasting a highly expensive taxpayer funded energy project as a political weapon just to spite the opposition party is peak politics.
- treyd 3y agoWith all the other things they've found use for it, I wonder if you could convince them to host your wedding.