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Re:All Applications for Nuclear Energy at COP26 Rejected by kergonath on Sunday October 31, 2021 @03:00AM (#29055046)
We suck at risk assessment. We fret about radiation whilst fossil fuelled power plants have been releasing radionuclides and particles in the open air for about a century.
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Re:All Applications for Nuclear Energy at COP26 Rejected by tonypace on Sunday October 31, 2021 @11:43AM (#29057775)
Coal based irradiation is slow and wide. It does not have the potential to render a concentrated area semi-permanently uninhabitable. There is nothing irrational about watching a relatable peer's life investment crash to a value of zero and deciding you want none of that kind of risk.
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