Re:US regulators will certify first small nuclear reactor de...
by asib on Saturday July 30, 2022 @05:42PM
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> Despite that, the public opinion soured so bad, that it is the detractors that had to bring disaster to nuclear reactors. Protestors fired rocket-propelled grenades at a plant[0]. It did not cause any nuclear danger.
The wiki article you linked says the plant was unfinished. This would indicate the attack was a protest against the construction of the plant, not an attempt to induce a nuclear meltdown. You are perhaps unintentionally twisting the facts.
Re:US regulators will certify first small nuclear reactor de...
by AshamedCaptain on Saturday July 30, 2022 @06:01PM
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Besides, in France we've had "protest" attacks even against chip foundries. I would assume it par for the course for a nuclear plant.
Re:US regulators will certify first small nuclear reactor de...
by ncmncm on Saturday July 30, 2022 @10:22PM
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That said, historically chip factories have left overwhelming chemical messes.
Despite that, the public opinion soured so bad, that it is the detractors that had to bring disaster to nuclear reactors. Protestors fired rocket-propelled grenades at a plant[0]. It did not cause any nuclear danger.
On the other hand, the costs grew because the standards for risk grew to tremendous levels that are way, way above those applied for the coal and gas industries, or wind and solar for that matter.
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superph%C3%A9nix#Rocket_attack