• PizzaMan@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      Chernobyl was a product of communism

      No, Chernobyl was a result of bad engineering. And bad engineering can happen regardless of your chosen economic system.

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      1 year ago

      My mother once banned me from my Nintendo. It was harsh, but I don’t think it’s fair to say that all mothers are focussing too much on banning me from Nintendos. I realise you are no fan of the democrats, but let’s not allow anecdotes to take the place of facts and stats.

      https://pitlochry-scotland.co.uk/local-walks/pitlochry-dam-and-fish-ladder-walk.php

      Here is an article about a salmon ladder in scotland that has been in operation for 71 years! And only one of many such successful salmon ladders across the world! Wonderful stuff, and the fish are doing great. Maybe the private enterprises are doing a poor job of constructing the ladders? Hopefully the government will step in to regulate better ladders in the USA, as it is clearly falling behind in its commitment to the wellbeing of the salmon.

      And finally, what about three mile island? fukushima? I am well aware of the shortcomings of the RBMK reactors of the generation used in the Chornobyl NPP, however nuclear meltdowns do not seem to directly correlate to how much communism is fed into the reactor. The problem was a cheaply designed reactor core and the use of graphite on the cooling rods, in essence it was penny pinching and a poor understanding of the technology, which can happen anywhere.

      edit: so many typos and some grammar, and adding a link I forgot :D

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          Do all successful reactors melt down? Sorry that wasn’t fair, but I think you can agree that a melt down can hardly be considered a success just because it didn’t fail as badly as Chornobyl :D

          Nuclear Power is generally safe, on this we agree, I just think you are letting your feelings about the scary soviets affect your opinions about what was a genuinely sad event which should not be made light of.

          Overfishing does not sound like salmon ladders failing to me, it sounds like a very obvious failure of capitalism and the greed it inevitably engenders. Have a great night <3

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        And finally, what about three mile island? fukushima?

        Nothing really came out of three mile, and Fukushima was the result of natural disasters compounding beyond the scope of what was prepared for