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defensive7132 | 1 year ago
Fukushima accident: corruption
Chernobyl: incompetence
Three mile island accident: that's a bit more nuanced than just human error, but nothing we haven't fixed already
SL-1: suicide-murder/human error
Those are the serious accidents. As you may see, all are perfectly fixable. Plus, current nuclear plants are more advanced. Now while you have on your mind these 4 accidents, consider that currently there are 403 in use plants and oldest one is over 60 years. All working with no issue.
ViewTrick1002|1 year ago
For solar and wind the general public generally can’t be affected by any accidents so the deaths are general work place hazards coming from working aloft with heavy equipment.
For nuclear power the public is on the hook for cleanup fees from hundreds of billions to trillions of dollars and the large scale accidents we have seen caused hundreds of thousands to get evacuated.
It is not even comparable. If I chose to not work in the solar and wind industry my chance of harm is as near zero as it gets. Meanwhile about all consequences from nuclear power afflicts the general public. Both in terms of costs, injuries and life changing evacuations.
defensive7132|1 year ago
Your fear for nuclear plants failing is unreasonable. Do I have to mention again hundreds of plants running for decades without a problem?
aniviacat|1 year ago
defensive7132|1 year ago
Can't say much for other two, since it's more just human error. One's more of a technical problem that was addressed poorly and other, too unique to happen again. People don't usually murder/suicide in nuclear plants.