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Do you feel that nuclear power is any more or less dangerous than other power plants?
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∙ 12y ago
Far less dangerous. This is due to the unliklihood of being killed by radiation exposure versus the side effects of hydrocarbon plants. Even wind chops up birds that happen through the blades. Also hydrocrabon systems must be on standby (and running constantly) when the wind stops. Until someone develops the magnum sized flywheel to store energy while the wind isn't blowing.
Lung cancer and smog and the like are known and quantifiable. radiation exposure is very rare and usally very weak.
Even Fukishama will cause more deaths from stress and worry than it has the chance to cause by actually exposing anyone to fallout. The bark is worse than the bite and the media is very apt to make it out to be the plague when cars kill 40,000 in the US alone in a year. Those should be banned.
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∙ 12y ago
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WHY
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