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Re:Finland starts much-delayed nuclear plant, brings respite... by woodruffw on Saturday March 12, 2022 @05:38PM (#30655660)
I don't think they were saying that the radioactivity is causing the cancer in those 1/5 people. I read it as two separate points: coal plants simultaneously emit more radiation than nuclear plants, and coal plants cause more cancer via the other chemicals and rare earth elements they emit.
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Re:Finland starts much-delayed nuclear plant, brings respite... by belorn on Saturday March 12, 2022 @06:46PM (#30656247)
Yes. one of those other chemicals is arsenic which has a tendency to end up in peoples drinking water.

There is a place in the US that has a rather peculiar name of Cancer Alley. It is not a nuclear testing area, nuclear waste deposit area or area for nuclear plants. It is an area know for its petrochemical plants. It illustrate quite well the difference of nuclear waste that people are scared of, and fossil fuel waste that people accept as just normal part of life.

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