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Re:They Fictionalize Nuclear Disasters Like Chernobyl Becaus... by clucas on Friday May 31, 2019 @11:50AM (#20062012)
This is a false dilemma. It is possible for something to be less deadly than people generally think, but still not safe enought that anyone would be accept unneccessary exposure to that thing.
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Re:They Fictionalize Nuclear Disasters Like Chernobyl Becaus... by AlphaGeekZulu on Saturday June 01, 2019 @04:47AM (#20068158)
Yes, exactly. And for a discussion about the pros and cons of Nuclear Energy the important factor is not, if it is less deadly than people generally think, but if it is safe enough that anyone (or at least a democratic majority) would accept the risks.

What is the point of a discussion with the topic "it is deadly, but not as deadly as people generally think, but still unacceptably deadly"? I don't get it.

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