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Re:Extinction Rebellion: Nuclear power 'only option' says fo... by goatinaboat on Friday September 11, 2020 @05:31AM (#24440740)
is that for the day-to-day operations of a plant? I actually thought nuclear power plants don't emit any radiation in normal operations

There are naturally occurring particulates of radioactive elements in coal, these are released into the environment in the exhaust. No-one cares about this but they panic over a nuclear power station which actually emits an order of magnitude less radiation.

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Re:Extinction Rebellion: Nuclear power 'only option' says fo... by dewey on Friday September 11, 2020 @06:27AM (#24441125)
> but they panic over a nuclear power station

I don't think anyone panics over a nuclear power station that's working. What people are afraid of is a Fukushima / Chernobyl in their backyard and the non-existing long term storage options that are more sophisticated than burying it in the holes.

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