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I like the idea that fossil fuel should take the hit from the impact on the environment, but don't see why nuclear should at the same time get a free pass for C
by Kon5ole 4mo ago
I like the idea that fossil fuel should take the hit from the impact on the environment, but don't see why nuclear should at the same time get a free pass for Chernobyl and Fukushima. Surely nuclear needs to take the hit from those as well in order to make the comparison apples-to-apples?
- DarkUranium 4mo agoCoal in the US alone kills one Chernobyl of people each year. (using estimates for Chernobyl --- so, in coal's advantage, as Chernobyl's confirmed deaths are actually very low)
- cryptonym 4mo agoNuclear should also take the hit. Wars and CO2 are orders of magnitude worse.
- Moldoteck 4mo agonobody gets a free pass but the amount of damage is incomparable. Most evacuation zones in Fukushima are lifted. Nobody died from radiation due to low dose. Chernobyl became equivalent of a protected national park where animals thrive https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260424-chernobyl-wildlife-forty-years-on https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260424-chernobyl-wildli...