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> it occasionally irradiates a swath of land and renders it uninhabitable The big fear for me would be that this happens to a nuclear power plant that is locat
by nicoburns 6mo ago
> it occasionally irradiates a swath of land and renders it uninhabitable
The big fear for me would be that this happens to a nuclear power plant that is located in a densely populated area (of which there are many). Chernobyl was bad, but imagine the impact if the exclusion zone contained a major city.
- thrownthatway 6mo agoTwo new AP1000 reactors are being built in Ukraine. During a hot war. That’s how safe and important these things are.
- nicoburns 6mo ago> That’s how safe and important these things are. I don't think something being done in war time is evidence of it's safety! If anything, way tends to encourage more risk taking.
- peterfirefly 6mo agoThe only real problem with the Fukushima incident was the (unnecessary) evacuation. It really would be best if they weren't built too close to where people live.