Re:Electricity over $900/MWh in most of Western US now
by kumarvvr on Thursday February 18, 2021 @02:32AM
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There are many myths about Nuclear power.
1. Chernobyl was an old, unsafe design, and the disaster was human error. There are better safer designs.
2. The true toll of Chernobyl is the hundreds of thousands of people killed due to pollution from coal plants (52000 per year in US alone). Lives that could be saved if countries had shifted to Nuclear more aggressively.
I don't know why you think billions are suffering from Nuclear plants. About 20% of total power generation in US is from Nuclear. Can you tell me how many millions are suffering from it?
1. Chernobyl was an old, unsafe design, and the disaster was human error. There are better safer designs.
2. The true toll of Chernobyl is the hundreds of thousands of people killed due to pollution from coal plants (52000 per year in US alone). Lives that could be saved if countries had shifted to Nuclear more aggressively.
I don't know why you think billions are suffering from Nuclear plants. About 20% of total power generation in US is from Nuclear. Can you tell me how many millions are suffering from it?