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Well, it's not as crazy as it sounds, in a certain perspective. If you guarantee that "hey! nuclear stuff is absolutely safe, there will never be problems what
by pizza234 12y ago
Well, it's not as crazy as it sounds, in a certain perspective.
If you guarantee that "hey! nuclear stuff is absolutely safe, there will never be problems whatsoever!", but then incidents happen, it's reasonable that people is skeptical when you say "hey! that coffin is absolutely safe, there will never be problems whatsoever!".
This could be extended as a reasonable doubt of nuclear energy in general (I don't claim to support it; just accept it as reasonable).
- LordKano 12y agoI completely agree. I understand that radiation isn't magic and things don't become permanently tainted by mere exposure. Still, this girl ingested cesium and died as a result. I would be highly uncomfortable with with an unknown quantify of a beta+gamma emitter with a 30 year half life being buried anywhere near where I get my family's drinking water.
- ethbro 12y agoYou also have to take into account the fact that (and I'm trying to be charitable here) the principles involved's first reaction to a glow being emitted from inside a difficult to open metal cylinder was "Let's see if we can open this so we can make glowing jewelry!" People are scared of nuclear technology in no small part because they simply don't understand it.