Deaths per unit of energy for various sources

Re:Deaths per unit of energy for various sources by borism on Wednesday March 16, 2011 @01:45PM (#2333014)

that's what nuclear fanatics here don't seem to get.

as I argued in other thread about the original numbers, what matters aren't direct deaths attributed to one or the other energy source.

what matters (to me at least) is how different energy sources affect our quality of life. I suspect nuclear isn't the worst offender here, but it isn't all butterflies and roses either.

For the record: I am responsible nuclear fission proponent.

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Re:Deaths per unit of energy for various sources by NickPollard on Wednesday March 16, 2011 @02:12PM (#2333159)

Wikipedia[1] cites a claim that France (which generates on the order of 80% of it's power from Nuclear) has the cleanest air of any industrialised nation, due in large part to the lack of fossil fuel burning plants.

I for one think that's a reasonable trade to make for a few nuclear waste dump designated areas being radioactive until we can get some breeder reactors or similar to break them down more quickly.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power

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Re:Deaths per unit of energy for various sources by borism on Wednesday March 16, 2011 @02:50PM (#2333344)

really? Some better [citation needed].

2002:

Scandinavia and the Baltic countries had the cleanest air in Europe this summer while Greece, France and Italy faced the worst smog levels, said the European Environment Agency (EEA).

http://www.am.gov.lv/en/?id=574

And BTW, I am fully in favor of replacing coal plants with nuclear.

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Re:Deaths per unit of energy for various sources by tjogin on Wednesday March 16, 2011 @03:44PM (#2333557)

Scandinavia is mostly driven by nuclear and hydro power. So the point still stands.

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Re:Deaths per unit of energy for various sources by borism on Wednesday March 16, 2011 @05:49PM (#2334111)

Hydro - yes. Nuclear - no.

Denmark and Norway - no nuclear.

Sweden - 45% nuclear.

Finland - 30% nuclear.

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Re:Deaths per unit of energy for various sources by tjogin on Thursday March 17, 2011 @02:13AM (#2335255)

Uh, you're saying nuclear no, but then nuclear 45% of Sweden and 30% of Finland, so you must mean nuclear yes.

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Re:Deaths per unit of energy for various sources by kiujhgtfghjk on Thursday March 17, 2011 @12:49AM (#2335113)

Smog is generated by petro chemicals, heat and sunlight.

That's why LA gets smog and Alaska doesn't - now why would hot sunny France with lots of people (and cars) get Smog but sparsely populated cold Scandanvia not?

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