Re:What Is a Nuclear Microreactor?
by whatshisface on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @06:04PM
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Qualitatively, every choice is equal, because a qualitative argument can't distinguish between a big problem plus a small benefit and a big benefit plus a small problem. Quantitatively, you can make rational decisions. So, the answer to your questions are, "how much will building more reactors increase the accident risk," and "how much nuclear waste will be produced in the course of normal operation?"
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This is a good point, 'how much’ is an important question.
But then, it seems society sometimes make the decision to take somethings off the table entirely.
I look at the accident at Fukushima, and earlier (when I was small child) Chernobyl and I can't help wondering whether some risks aren't worth taking when there are alternatives available.
I'm sure risk analysis was taken seriously in Japan. Often we miss things, and the people answering 'how much', quite frankly get it wrong.