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Re:How fear of nuclear power is hurting the environment by lmm on Monday October 17, 2016 @01:01PM (#12726850)
> Nobody died from Fukoshima but a large area had to be evacuated. When calculating the cost of nuclear power, you have to include the cost of insurance to cover relocating the surrounding communities in case of an accident.

Sure, but again you need to compare like with like. How many people relocated per megawatt? The numbers for the alternatives are worse.

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Re:How fear of nuclear power is hurting the environment by stcredzero on Monday October 17, 2016 @01:14PM (#12726979)
How many people relocated per megawatt? The numbers for the alternatives are worse.

In some places, hydro isn't very pretty by this measure.

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