Re:Germany to Rethink Nuclear Shutdown as Energy Crisis Deepens
by 0xbadcafebee on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @11:44AM
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I never said nuclear power plants were bad. But Chernobyl depopulated a 1,000 square mile region that will remain uninhabitable for hundreds to thousands of years. Do that a couple more times over a century in a densely populated area like Europe and see how easy it is to travel without a car made of lead, much less find a place to live.
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Re:Germany to Rethink Nuclear Shutdown as Energy Crisis Deepens
by antonymy on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @04:25PM
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It's not uninhabitable, it's simply uninhabited. It's perfectly safe to visit Chernobyl, or even live there, and has been for years. It's been open for tourism since 2011. Dilapidated buildings pose a bigger risk to Chernobyl tourists than radiation. Animals certainly don't seem worse off and they returned to the city long before people did.
Re:Germany to Rethink Nuclear Shutdown as Energy Crisis Deepens
by redeeman on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @02:46PM
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Yeah, so dangerous that the wildlife has found itself a great new sanctuary, and the babushkas that refused to evacuate and lives in the "zone" at 90 years old all died decades ago.. oh...