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Nuclear isn't perfect, but it is the best we have right now. (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Worth noting that all modern failures have been GE models or ancient Westinghouse models. Modern nuclear reactors built by Westinghouse are virtually immune from meltdown, and Westinghouse is the lead player in new builds. Nuclear safety has come miles since the like of Fukushima, and especially 3 Mile Island. I'd feel perfectly safe living near a new Westinghouse nuclear plant.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'd rather a nuclear plant as my neighbor rather than a coal or natural gas one.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

One has a one in a million chance to kill you. The other has a 100 in 100 chance to cause you severe health issues in the longrun.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 months ago

Those health issues while being a problem are in no danger of killing humanity. Wether they affect hundreds, thousands, even millions.

ONE really bad nuclear disaster can make a whole continent uninhabitable.

The risks are on totally different magnitudes.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

There's always a way to fail. Always.

There are no unsinkable ships. No matter how safe the Titanic is, keep enough of them on the sea and one will eventually sink the way least people expected. If life on Earth depends on a Titanic never sinking...we're fucked eventually.

Life on Earth depends on no more than a couple on nuclear plants blowing up catastrophically.