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Re:Why is the Fessenheim 2 nuclear power plant closing in Fr... by ceejayoz on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @04:38PM (#23851373)
There's a significant difference between diffuse radioactivity and the sort of waste nuclear plants put out, though. In both impact on humans, and mitigation.
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Re:Why is the Fessenheim 2 nuclear power plant closing in Fr... by DuskStar on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @09:03PM (#23854526)
Right - diffuse radioactivity is harder to contain or clean up.
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Re:Why is the Fessenheim 2 nuclear power plant closing in Fr... by ceejayoz on Thursday July 16, 2020 @09:00AM (#23858537)
Less necessary to do so, though.
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Re:Why is the Fessenheim 2 nuclear power plant closing in Fr... by DuskStar on Thursday July 16, 2020 @10:10AM (#23859140)
Well, no - not if the linear no threshold theory of radiation dosages is correct. If it is, then that diffuse radiation leads to cancer just as surely as acute radiation exposure.
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