Comment on Nuclear power? That's just steam power with extra steps!

• Th4tGuyII@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Kyle Hill has done so much good in combating the absolute minefield of fearmongering and misinformation surrounding Nuclear power.

  As long as you play by the rules, it's incredibly safe. It's when you start taking shortcuts and start fucking around that you find out... and there are plenty of things more likely to kill you than nuclear.

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  • dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Okay, but what about all of the leaking nuclear waste stockpiles?

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    • fatalError@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      What about the toxic fumes from burning fossil fuels literally killing ppl every year? What about the damaged ecosystems from hydro power dams? What about the unrecyclable wind turbine blades that end up in landfill? What about them shiny solar panels in the winter when you have a few hours of sun mostly hidden behind clouds?

      Every energy production has its drawbacks otherwise we wouldn’t have so many issues with global warming. The thing is, when looking at how much damage the fossil fuels did compared to 3 nuclear accidents, I think there is a clear winner.

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      • choroalp@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Combination is the key

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    • green_square@yiffit.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      We write down what went wrong and try not to blow up the next one?

      Same thing we do when anything blows up really

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• Rozauhtuno@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Not to mention coal also releases radioactive particles too, but instead of being safely contained they’re released into the air you breathe.

  But hey, it’s invisible, so it’s less scary!

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• dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I see your youtuber, and raise you Scientific American with quotes by actual doctors and nuclear technicians. In detail, the article explores all of the myriad ways that nuclear power is the opposite of kissable. My fav? Illinois isn’t on a fault line, but they send all of their spent nuclear fuel to Nevada, where it is stored on a fault line.

  scientificamerican.com/…/nuclear-waste-lethal-tra…

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  • DrDominate@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    2009 is basically ancient by today’s standards.

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