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Re:The lesson about the end of nuclear in Germany by rhn_mk1 on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @08:09AM (#35712418)
I agree that it's not only the death count, but what do you do with contamination caused by fossil fuels? The radioactive isotopes released by burning coal are released gradually and everywhere, not concentrated into a certain region. If you want to eat mushrooms at all, you will eat mushrooms with coal-related contaminants. How much damage is that worth?

At least with Chernobyl, you can escape contamination by avoiding Bavarian mushrooms.

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Re:The lesson about the end of nuclear in Germany by bayesian_horse on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @08:25AM (#35712579)
You are still assuming that the only alternative to nuclear power is coal power.

That right there is a big fat lie and makes all your arguments worthless.

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Re:The lesson about the end of nuclear in Germany by _ph_ on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @08:39AM (#35712721)
Right, the alternative are renewables and if the previous governments had not screwed up the transition, coal would play a much minor role now.
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