Re:World Appears on Track to Triple Renewable Power by 2030
by ben_w on Friday December 01, 2023 @04:54PM
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> But what about Fukushima? Japan is a developed and regulated country. Tsunamis happen.
What happened at Fukushima should have been foreseeable and thus prevented. In this regard it's an entirely valid point.
When it comes to how many died, not so much: not only is it a ratio of 1 dead from the incident and 2202 from the evacuation, there were also 19,759 dead from the earthquake and tsunami that damaged the reactor.
Likewise with regards to the issues other than loss of life, the impact of the reactor itself ought to be compared to the impact of the earthquake and tsunami. Besides damaging the reactor, these other impacts included 5 million tons of debris and 25 million trash; 230,000 cars and trucks being damaged or destroyed; 1.5 million households losing water and at least 4.4 million households lost electricity; 10% of fishing ports being damaged; the total collapse of 121,852 buildings, half-collapse of 281,042 buildings, and partial damage to 727,391 buildings[0]; damage to 7 dams and the collapse of one (itself leading to loss of life).
What happened at Fukushima should have been foreseeable and thus prevented. In this regard it's an entirely valid point.
When it comes to how many died, not so much: not only is it a ratio of 1 dead from the incident and 2202 from the evacuation, there were also 19,759 dead from the earthquake and tsunami that damaged the reactor.
Likewise with regards to the issues other than loss of life, the impact of the reactor itself ought to be compared to the impact of the earthquake and tsunami. Besides damaging the reactor, these other impacts included 5 million tons of debris and 25 million trash; 230,000 cars and trucks being damaged or destroyed; 1.5 million households losing water and at least 4.4 million households lost electricity; 10% of fishing ports being damaged; the total collapse of 121,852 buildings, half-collapse of 281,042 buildings, and partial damage to 727,391 buildings[0]; damage to 7 dams and the collapse of one (itself leading to loss of life).
[0] https://web.archive.org/web/20170922194205/https://www.npa.g...