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Re:Nuclear SMR welding breakthrough: A year's work now takes... by VyseofArcadia on Wednesday February 21, 2024 @01:00PM (#39457179)
> there are plenty of targets for terrorists: packed trains, stealing a big truck, etc.

The counterargument is that blowing up a train or stealing a truck usually doesn't poison the local area for generations. Higher risks means some consideration is due. If the stakes are higher but the probability is the same, the expected value is still higher.

I for one don't want to live in a hellscape pockmarked by miniature exclusion zones.

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Re:Nuclear SMR welding breakthrough: A year's work now takes... by consumer451 on Wednesday February 21, 2024 @01:27PM (#39457531)
If you look at it strictly from an economic POV, real estate is devalued near sources of fission. (and other power plants as well)

The market has spoken on that matter.

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Re:Nuclear SMR welding breakthrough: A year's work now takes... by bagels on Thursday February 22, 2024 @05:28AM (#39465286)
Which is the cause? Are nuclear plants built in cheaper areas, or do those areas become cheaper because of the plant?
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Re:Nuclear SMR welding breakthrough: A year's work now takes... by hef19898 on Thursday February 22, 2024 @05:57AM (#39465425)
The latter.
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Re:Nuclear SMR welding breakthrough: A year's work now takes... by bigbillheck on Wednesday February 21, 2024 @01:39PM (#39457665)
That sounds like a state actor thinking, not a terrorist.
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Re:Nuclear SMR welding breakthrough: A year's work now takes... by T_MacThrowFace on Wednesday February 21, 2024 @04:00PM (#39459492)
what if they are actually one and the same
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