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Re:US regulators will certify first small nuclear reactor de... by shakna on Saturday July 30, 2022 @08:20PM (#32291764)
2 disasters in 50 years is not exactly catostrophic.

We've had over 120 shipping disasters in that same timeframe, resulting in many thousands greater loss of life, and greater environmental disasters.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_maritime_disasters_i...

Should global shipping be abolished?

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Re:US regulators will certify first small nuclear reactor de... by worik on Sunday July 31, 2022 @03:50PM (#32298221)
Two disasters that leave nuclear reactors irrecoverably deep is indeed a catastrophe.

If you care at all for the future.

But the present trumps the future...

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Re:US regulators will certify first small nuclear reactor de... by shakna on Sunday July 31, 2022 @10:07PM (#32301094)
The number of oil spills that happened in that same time frame, that we're still trying to recover from, exceeds that by a great number. The environmental damage caused by those isn't purely theoretical.

Compare that, to the Exxon Valdez, and the Deepwater Horizon.

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Re:US regulators will certify first small nuclear reactor de... by tragictrash on Tuesday August 02, 2022 @03:23PM (#32323126)
I'd like you to demonstrate what damage that's causing.
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