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> The maximum cost of a serious nuclear accident is well beyond anything we see in other industries, save perhaps the cumulative effects of CO2 pollution. That
by roenxi 2y ago
> The maximum cost of a serious nuclear accident is well beyond anything we see in other industries, save perhaps the cumulative effects of CO2 pollution.
That isn't so. If I just look up a random explosion I get https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Beirut_explosion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Beirut_explosion which is more damage than most serious nuclear accidents. 218 deaths, 7,000 injuries, 300,000 homeless. That is pretty bad.
And, again, your logic would involve people looking at the industrial revolution and deciding against it.
- ponorin 2y agoThe cost of a serious nuclear accident is fossil fuels[0]. [0]: https://ember-climate.org/countries-and-regions/countries/japan/ https://ember-climate.org/countries-and-regions/countries/ja...
- pfdietz 2y agoI'm talking about financial damage, not deaths. The value of the human lives lost is relatively modest compared to the hit to (for example) property values. You might object that the financial damage is due to unwarranted concerns by the public. Even if that were the case, they would be legally actionable.