Chernobyl’s Hot Mess, “the Elephant’s Foot”, Is Still Lethal (2013)

Re:Chernobyl’s Hot Mess, “the Elephant’s Foot”, Is Still Let... by jychang on Monday December 05, 2016 @05:38AM (#13104586)

Two can play this game!

"Hurricane Katrina caused $81 billion in property damages, but it is estimated that the total economic impact in Louisiana and Mississippi may exceed $150 billion"

Tell me again dirty power is cheap.

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Re:Chernobyl’s Hot Mess, “the Elephant’s Foot”, Is Still Let... by ifdefdebug on Monday December 05, 2016 @05:41AM (#13104596)

I am not sure what's your point, but Hurricane Katrina was not a human-made catastrophe.

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Re:Chernobyl’s Hot Mess, “the Elephant’s Foot”, Is Still Let... by CmdrSprinkles on Monday December 05, 2016 @05:46AM (#13104618)

Building anything that would be hazardous if destroyed on a below sea level area that is known to be hit by hurricanes was.

But you are somewhat right. Katrina is a better comparison with Fukishima which, to my knowledge, was a combination of being a poor location and repeated environmental damage that wasn't properly repaired or maintained. The 2015 Tianjin explosion is a better comparison with Chernobyl as that was human error and poor maintenance, not "act of god" weather.

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Re:Chernobyl’s Hot Mess, “the Elephant’s Foot”, Is Still Let... by klausjensen on Monday December 05, 2016 @05:56AM (#13104658)

Aren't you thinking about Deepwater Horizon, the BP platformk oilspill - not Hurrican Katrina?

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Re:Chernobyl’s Hot Mess, “the Elephant’s Foot”, Is Still Let... by CmdrSprinkles on Monday December 05, 2016 @06:01AM (#13104675)

Oh, there are plenty of examples of traditional fossil fuels failing due to human error or just being built in really stupid locations.

But I was specifically referring to the idea that Katrina was completely different as there was no human error involved in there.

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