Re:Satellite finds methane leaks from gas pipelines
by rootusrootus on Friday February 04, 2022 @10:52AM
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Chernobyl doesn't seem like a great example of failing nuclear power. It looks a lot more like crappy design and foolish incompetence.
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Re:Satellite finds methane leaks from gas pipelines
by just_steve_h on Friday February 04, 2022 @11:34AM
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You literally just described most operating nuclear power stations. The GE Mark I reactors had an OPTIONAL system to vent hydrogen from secondary containment, as but one example.
Re:Satellite finds methane leaks from gas pipelines
by nautilius on Friday February 04, 2022 @03:43PM
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I don't know, a nuclear power plant exploding and raining fallout all over Europe sure does look like a failure of nuclear power, certainly for those who experienced it.
Re:Satellite finds methane leaks from gas pipelines
by tarsinge on Saturday February 05, 2022 @02:30AM
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Dam failures have had orders of magnitude more impacts, are we calling hydro power a failure?
Re:Satellite finds methane leaks from gas pipelines
by nautilius on Saturday February 05, 2022 @09:52AM
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Let’s not move the goalpost: I am pretty sure we’re calling a dam failure a dam failure.
Re:Satellite finds methane leaks from gas pipelines
by RealityVoid on Saturday February 05, 2022 @01:52PM
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Yes, but if people hear about dams they don't even blink but they all lose their minds if they hear about nuclear. There is no goalpost moving here, just comparing risks and nuclear looks pretty good.
Re:Satellite finds methane leaks from gas pipelines
by nautilius on Saturday February 05, 2022 @03:20PM
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rootusrootus says we shouldn't call Chernobyl an example of nuclear failure, but I think we very much should because it was a nuclear power plant that exploded. Now you ask 'what about dams' and I'll happily call failing dams failing dams. We were not comparing risks, that's what you brought in - moving the goalposts quite significantly while doing so.