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While you are correct, this is one of those cases where statistics can be misleading. "The other source which is heavily influenced by a few large-scale accide
by bruce511 3y ago
While you are correct, this is one of those cases where statistics can be misleading.
"The other source which is heavily influenced by a few large-scale accidents is hydropower. Its death rate since 1965 is 1.3 deaths per TWh. This rate is almost completely dominated by one event: the Banqiao Dam Failure in China in 1975. It killed approximately 171,000 people. Otherwise, hydropower was very safe, with a death rate of just 0.04 deaths per TWh – comparable to nuclear, solar, and wind." [1]
While there are reasons for and against nuclear and hydro, their safety difference is not material.
[1] https://ourworldindata.org/safest-sources-of-energy https://ourworldindata.org/safest-sources-of-energy