Mainstream Failure

Re:Mainstream Failure by erikstarck on Tuesday March 22, 2011 @11:42AM (#2354881)

I don't know if I'm alone in this but I actually have a more positive view on nuclear power now than before Fukushima.

I grew up in Sweden not that far from Chernobyl. I have been taught that a nuclear disaster equals instant doom over a massive area.

Now I'm learning that even after having an earthquake equal to 30'000 Hiroshima bombs go off nearby and a 16 meter Tsunami wash over it, a somewhat old nuclear plant still doesn't do any more harm than what can be cleaned up - and it's only local damage.

I also learn that the confirmed deaths in cancer from Chernobyl was far fewer than I had thought.

Not even when the media writes about terrorism have I seen such a wide gap between what's on the front page and what the experts are saying.

At the same time we keep feeding oil money to crazy dictators. This is insane! We need more nuclear power, now! Let's just hope the damage done by mainstream media doesn't stop nuclear expansion.

That would be a true disaster.

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Re:Mainstream Failure by albertzeyer on Tuesday March 22, 2011 @01:26PM (#2355350)

At least in Germany, everything what the media says about this had a really huge effect. The 7 oldest reactors will be shut down now (temporarily) and the discussion is going on now wether this should be permanently and what should be done with the remaining 9 reactors.

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Re:Mainstream Failure by sleepingbot on Tuesday March 22, 2011 @01:52PM (#2355477)

Look at how coal is being used in Germany to produce energy. Nobody seems to complain about it. Coal is subsidized, because of fear of losing votes and strikes from coal miners.

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Re:Mainstream Failure by sleepingbot on Tuesday March 22, 2011 @01:50PM (#2355469)

+1.

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Re:Mainstream Failure by sleepingbot on Tuesday March 22, 2011 @01:53PM (#2355481)

Also, informing this is my last day at Hacker News as an active user. Will limit myself to see the feeds once on a while. Thank you.

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Re:Mainstream Failure by sleepingbot on Wednesday March 23, 2011 @04:50AM (#2358589)

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Re:Mainstream Failure by achompas on Tuesday March 22, 2011 @02:14PM (#2355606)

This is the internet. Sometimes people pile on. Don't get too worked up over it! Here, I'll toss you an upvote.

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Re:Mainstream Failure by sleepingbot on Tuesday March 22, 2011 @11:43AM (#2354891)

+1.

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Re:Mainstream Failure by sleepingbot on Tuesday March 22, 2011 @12:36PM (#2355125)

Keep downgrading the comment, superusers. Someday you'll end up keeping the place clean, the Digg way, after users just left.

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Re:Mainstream Failure by icey on Tuesday March 22, 2011 @05:29PM (#2356600)

Downvoting vacuous commentary hasn't helped yet. What would you suggest?

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Re:Mainstream Failure by sleepingbot on Wednesday March 23, 2011 @11:40AM (#2359848)

You have too much time. By the way, define "vacuous". My first "+1" was frugal, never "vacuous". HN doesn't deserve me to share my nuclear knowledge anymore, after all this "superuser rage".

My comment was "frugal". But good. Definition of frugal: "Economical in the use or appropriation of resources; not wasteful or lavish; wise in the expenditure or application of force, materials, time, etc.; characterised by frugality; sparing; economical; saving; as, a frugal housekeeper; frugal of time."

So here it ends my last comment on HN.

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