𝕾𝖕𝖎𝖈𝖞 𝕿𝖚𝖓𝖆@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months agoNuclear isn't perfect, but it is the best we have right now.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square580fedilinkarrow-up11.15Karrow-down1511
arrow-up1640arrow-down1imageNuclear isn't perfect, but it is the best we have right now.lemmy.world𝕾𝖕𝖎𝖈𝖞 𝕿𝖚𝖓𝖆@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square580fedilink
minus-squareDrDominate@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·3 months agoI’d rather a nuclear plant as my neighbor rather than a coal or natural gas one.
minus-squareportalsentinellinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 months agoOne 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.
minus-squarespirinolas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·3 months agoThose 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.
I’d rather a nuclear plant as my neighbor rather than a coal or natural gas one.
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.
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.