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Re:Compact nuclear fusion reactor is 'very likely to work,' ... by FriskyAlter on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @07:29AM (#24637607)
Yes, cancer did not exist before nuclear. We can blame cancer on nuclear plants and bombs. That's quality commentary.
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Re:Compact nuclear fusion reactor is 'very likely to work,' ... by drran on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @01:56PM (#24641540)
Radionuclides are major contribution to growth of cancer rate.

Quote: Radioactive fallout from nuclear weapons tests probably caused 17,000 cancer deaths in the United States in the latter half of the 20th century

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/1849471.stm

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Re:Compact nuclear fusion reactor is 'very likely to work,' ... by FriskyAlter on Thursday October 01, 2020 @04:32AM (#24648738)
"probably" 17000 in 70 years against 700 000 000 total cancer death. Pack it up, boys.

And if anything, that shows how bad nuclear weapons are, not the power plants.

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Re:Compact nuclear fusion reactor is 'very likely to work,' ... by Retric on Thursday October 01, 2020 @12:37PM (#24653026)
The 17000 is US numbers and the US is a long way from 10 million cancer deaths per year. The point stands fine without using misleading numbers.
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Re:Compact nuclear fusion reactor is 'very likely to work,' ... by FriskyAlter on Friday October 02, 2020 @04:20AM (#24660331)
There are not many countries who did nuclear weapon tests and even those that did, did not do it in such numbers. Maybe russia, but I doubt that would push the numbers much.
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