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Re:Activists who embrace nuclear power by ben-schaaf on Sunday February 21, 2021 @09:24PM (#26220058)
Coal power plants also carry a lot more radiation into their surrounding environment than nuclear power plants: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/coal-ash-is-more-...
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Re:Activists who embrace nuclear power by EricE on Monday February 22, 2021 @01:31PM (#26228303)
Yes, the real irony - coal plants release more radiation into the environment than nuclear plants ever have - including Chernobyl.
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Re:Activists who embrace nuclear power by ashtonkem on Monday February 22, 2021 @03:15PM (#26229965)
A great example of a low impact, high frequency event being underweighted.
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