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Re:Nuclear power: Are we too anxious about the risks of radi... by monadic2 on Sunday September 27, 2020 @10:28PM (#24612361)
Sure, but the stakes are human existence on the planet. I don't know why you would turn away from solutions we already have with boundable risk.
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Re:Nuclear power: Are we too anxious about the risks of radi... by nicoburns on Monday September 28, 2020 @05:23AM (#24614689)
Because I consider the renewables solution to have comparably bounded risk.
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Re:Nuclear power: Are we too anxious about the risks of radi... by monadic2 on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @09:41AM (#24627670)
It's still not clear what basis you're bounding that risk on—it seems like optimism that one of the investments would pay off. I would strongly prefer pessimism in this case!
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