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I think Fukushima shows that reactor accidents will happen from time to time, and when they happen, it's a disaster. Sure, you can say that the operators at Fu
by metabagel 2y ago
I think Fukushima shows that reactor accidents will happen from time to time, and when they happen, it's a disaster.
Sure, you can say that the operators at Fukushima were negligent (they were), but that is something you have to account for. Negligence happens. Earthquakes happen. Hurricanes and tornadoes happen. Tsunamis happen. Wildfires happen. Terrorism happens.
- rthnbgrredf 2y agoFukushima only happened due ... Fukushima was not as bad as perceived ... Lets continue nuclear energy, just look at france. Don't get me wrong. I'm not intending to troll. I'm honestly interested in new arguments, not the same copy and paste all over again.
- cesarb 2y ago> I think Fukushima shows that reactor accidents will happen from time to time, and when they happen, it's a disaster. IMO, the most important thing about Fukushima is not how much damage it might or might not have caused. The most important thing about Fukushima, is that it counters the argument that "Chernobyl could only happen because it was a bad Russian design" (often with an implied emphasis on it being a Russian design, instead of just being a bad design). The Fukushima reactors were not of a "bad Russian design", and yet the containment was breached and radioactive isotopes escaped. That is: before Fukushima, one could dismiss Chernobyl with a "this can't happen here". After Fukushima, it's harder to make that argument.