US regulators will certify first small nuclear reactor design

Re:US regulators will certify first small nuclear reactor de... by pfdietz on Saturday July 30, 2022 @09:56PM (#32292433)

Chernobyl is estimated to cause 27,000 fatal cancers in the larger population. You can't dismiss these just because they can't be directly demonstrated. Technology regulation is not criminal law; the technology doesn't have to be shown guilty beyond reasonable doubt.

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Re:US regulators will certify first small nuclear reactor de... by jmyeet on Sunday July 31, 2022 @01:24AM (#32293403)

You realize that supports my argument, right?

The comment I was replying to was arguing nuclear power caused the least deaths and I was explaining how that's a bad metric because it doesn't capture the impact and damage of the absolute exclusion zone.

So if the actual death count is 27,000 instead of 31 or 50 that's actually much worse, which further undermines that commenter's argument.

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Re:US regulators will certify first small nuclear reactor de... by pfdietz on Sunday July 31, 2022 @08:59AM (#32295217)

I should have written "one can't" rather than "you can't". Sorry that I implied something personal.

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