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If you like nuclear, ask yourself the following questions: - Would you want to raise kids living close to a plant? (with higher likelihood of childhood leukemi

If you like nuclear, ask yourself the following questions: - Would you want to raise kids living close to a plant? (with higher likelihood of childhood leukemia etc.) - Would you want to live close to a nuclear waste processing plant such as Le Hague or Sellafield, with all the incidents? - Would you want to live close to a nuclear waste disposal site? - Would you want to pay much more for electricity than would be possible using cheaper sources than nuclear, either directly, or hidden through taxes (as in France)? - Do you want your country to import uranium from countries such as Russia or Niger, and depend on them? If you can answer all these questions with a clear yes, continue to promote it. If not, please don't!

preisschild 1y ago
> - Would you want to raise kids living close to a plant? (with higher likelihood of childhood leukemia etc.) Those studies are about as credible as links between Autism and vaccines... > - Would you want to live close to a nuclear waste processing plant such as Le Hague or Sellafield, with all the incidents? I would not care, there are no negative health benefits. > - Would you want to live close to a nuclear waste disposal site? Absolutely. Tax revenue and jobs for the area with no negative effects that you wouldn't have with other construction either. > - Would you want to pay much more for electricity than would be possible using cheaper sources than nuclear, either directly, or hidden through taxes (as in France)? You are plainly misinformed, as a matter of fact EDF even had to sell their power at a loss way below market rate to their competitors due to the goverment. > - Do you want your country to import uranium from countries such as Russia or Niger, and depend on them? Nice cherry picking when Canada and Australia are even bigger exporters. Sure, why not trade with them.
exabrial 1y ago
Yes to all because none of those ridiculous premises are true lol.
- Timon3 1y ago
  You should look into these things before opining on them. For example, someone else posted this link regarding leukemia rates in children around nuclear power plants: https://www.bfs.de/DE/bfs/wissenschaft-forschung/wirkung-risiken-ion/stellungnahmen/kikk-europa-und-usa.html https://www.bfs.de/DE/bfs/wissenschaft-forschung/wirkung-ris...
  - exabrial 1y ago
    Fascinating, given that I grew up near Burlington, Kansas, I just must be glowing at night? Come up, stop with the BS. And Stop burning coal.
    - Timon3 1y ago
      It's a review of multiple studies. They literally say that the radiation can't really be the cause, yet there is the measurable increase in childhood leukemia. Do you just want to deny reality when it doesn't suit your preconceived notions? Though: > Fascinating, given that I grew up near Burlington, Kansas, I just must be glowing at night? doesn't give me much hope you're engaging seriously with this topic.
chickenbig 1y ago
> - Would you want to pay much more for electricity than would be possible using cheaper sources than nuclear, either directly, or hidden through taxes (as in France)? As opposed to subsidies of intermittents [0]? > - Do you want your country to import uranium from countries such as Russia or Niger, and depend on them? Russia has a large share of enrichment capacity [1], and conversion to HEX [2]. But they don't control the uranium resource, having only an 8% share of the market [3]. [0] https://archive.is/J9s7Z https://archive.is/J9s7Z [1] https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-cycle/conversion-enrichment-and-fabrication/uranium-enrichment https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-c... [2] https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-cycle/conversion-enrichment-and-fabrication/conversion-and-deconversion https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-c... [3] https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-cycle/uranium-resources/supply-of-uranium https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-c...

preisschild 1y ago

> - Would you want to raise kids living close to a plant? (with higher likelihood of childhood leukemia etc.) Those studies are about as credible as links between Autism and vaccines... > - Would you want to live close to a nuclear waste processing plant such as Le Hague or Sellafield, with all the incidents? I would not care, there are no negative health benefits. > - Would you want to live close to a nuclear waste disposal site? Absolutely. Tax revenue and jobs for the area with no negative effects that you wouldn't have with other construction either. > - Would you want to pay much more for electricity than would be possible using cheaper sources than nuclear, either directly, or hidden through taxes (as in France)? You are plainly misinformed, as a matter of fact EDF even had to sell their power at a loss way below market rate to their competitors due to the goverment. > - Do you want your country to import uranium from countries such as Russia or Niger, and depend on them? Nice cherry picking when Canada and Australia are even bigger exporters. Sure, why not trade with them.

exabrial 1y ago

Yes to all because none of those ridiculous premises are true lol.

Timon3 1y ago
You should look into these things before opining on them. For example, someone else posted this link regarding leukemia rates in children around nuclear power plants: https://www.bfs.de/DE/bfs/wissenschaft-forschung/wirkung-risiken-ion/stellungnahmen/kikk-europa-und-usa.html https://www.bfs.de/DE/bfs/wissenschaft-forschung/wirkung-ris...
- exabrial 1y ago
  Fascinating, given that I grew up near Burlington, Kansas, I just must be glowing at night? Come up, stop with the BS. And Stop burning coal.
  - Timon3 1y ago
    It's a review of multiple studies. They literally say that the radiation can't really be the cause, yet there is the measurable increase in childhood leukemia. Do you just want to deny reality when it doesn't suit your preconceived notions? Though: > Fascinating, given that I grew up near Burlington, Kansas, I just must be glowing at night? doesn't give me much hope you're engaging seriously with this topic.

chickenbig 1y ago

> - Would you want to pay much more for electricity than would be possible using cheaper sources than nuclear, either directly, or hidden through taxes (as in France)? As opposed to subsidies of intermittents [0]? > - Do you want your country to import uranium from countries such as Russia or Niger, and depend on them? Russia has a large share of enrichment capacity [1], and conversion to HEX [2]. But they don't control the uranium resource, having only an 8% share of the market [3]. [0] https://archive.is/J9s7Z https://archive.is/J9s7Z [1] https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-cycle/conversion-enrichment-and-fabrication/uranium-enrichment https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-c... [2] https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-cycle/conversion-enrichment-and-fabrication/conversion-and-deconversion https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-c... [3] https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-cycle/uranium-resources/supply-of-uranium https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-c...