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Re:Unplanned Exposure During Diving in the Spent Nuclear Fue... by rnhmjoj on Saturday September 28, 2024 @04:13PM (#41682670)
> The assumption you try to pass off without justification is that without the ban, nuclear would have triumphed

I never said that, I said I think economics have little to do with the downfall of nuclear power. At least in most european countries, nuclear was banned or phased out for other reasons.

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Re:Unplanned Exposure During Diving in the Spent Nuclear Fue... by pfdietz on Saturday September 28, 2024 @04:38PM (#41682812)
You said:

> I don't think fission is loosing because it's too expensive: it has acquired a reputation of being dangerous and it's probably too late to convience people otherwise, maybe younger generations.

That is, you are claiming that the CAUSE of nuclear's state is the public reaction, not economics. If nuclear would have failed anyway, how can that "because" be valid?

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