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Re:If Solar Panels Are So Clean, Why Do They Produce So Much... by sjwright on Tuesday December 25, 2018 @03:17AM (#18756549)
In that scenario I’d be more worried about the earthquake. Orders of magnitude more deadly.
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Re:If Solar Panels Are So Clean, Why Do They Produce So Much... by spiritcat on Tuesday December 25, 2018 @06:37AM (#18757040)
I dunno, stack exchange says it could be an all life on earth's surface type thing.

https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/65198/what...

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Re:If Solar Panels Are So Clean, Why Do They Produce So Much... by sjwright on Tuesday December 25, 2018 @05:14PM (#18759408)
Yes, if you start with this hilariously implausible premise and cherry-pick the conclusion that suits your narrative. In reality the major disruption to electricity markets would be far more consequential to >99% of humans on this planet.

Choice quotes:

"Short answer not much would happen. There just is not enough of them and even in the worst case breakdown they don't release that much radiation."

"Even if every single reactor in the US 'failed' today, I doubt there would be significant radiation leakage ... without a 40 foot tsunami, I think this is more like Three Mile Island."

"The problem is that there is a great deal of exaggeration in the public's idea of radiation - the "Omigawd, it's radioactive! We're all gonna DIE!" effect."

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