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Re:Nuclear SMR welding breakthrough: A year's work now takes... by ViewTrick1002 on Wednesday February 21, 2024 @01:50PM (#39457830)
Even tiny amounts of radioactive waste are dangerous over time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goi%C3%A2nia_accident

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kramatorsk_radiological_accide...

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Re:Nuclear SMR welding breakthrough: A year's work now takes... by roenxi on Thursday February 22, 2024 @04:59AM (#39465160)
We have on-the-record cases of potatoes that have caused a similar number of deaths and injuries [0].

These incidents, while uncomfortable, are just not that concerning. You can kill yourself with damn near anything if you mishandle it badly enough.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solanine#Recorded_human_poison...

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