▲ 714 ▼ New clean energy comes out. look inside It’s just boiling water again… (lemmy.world) submitted 3 months ago by cannedtuna@lemmy.world to c/science_memes@mander.xyz 77 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 months ago (5 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] oce@jlai.lu 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (4 children) The consequence of this legitimate fear is crazy security and the cost of it. To the point where the cost of new nuclear now struggles to compete with renewables. The new generation plants EPR are catastrophic in terms of budget and schedule. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] chaogomu@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (3 children) The thing is, it's not a legitimate fear. Radiation needs respect, but it's not the magic death sauce that Movies and the Oil industry claim it is. We swim in a sea if radiation every moment of every day. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] oce@jlai.lu 3 points 3 months ago* (1 child) I studied physics at university, I also had the opportunity to visit Fukushima Daichi after the catastroph and one of the new EPR. Enrichied fuel used in nuclear power plants and the byproducts of the reactions are dangerous. The multiple security measures are not there for the pleasure of spending budget. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] chaogomu@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago* Dangerous, but slightly less so than you'd think. Unless you already know that LNT is bullshit. Also, the evacuation of Fukushima caused far more death than any radiation exposure. permalink fedilink source parent [–] uid0gid0@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago Especially considering how much radioactive contamination is found in fly ash from coal power plants. And fly ash disposal is mostly unregulated. https://nicholas.duke.edu/news/radioactive-contaminants-found-coal-ash permalink fedilink source parent
[–] oce@jlai.lu 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (4 children) The consequence of this legitimate fear is crazy security and the cost of it. To the point where the cost of new nuclear now struggles to compete with renewables. The new generation plants EPR are catastrophic in terms of budget and schedule. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] chaogomu@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (3 children) The thing is, it's not a legitimate fear. Radiation needs respect, but it's not the magic death sauce that Movies and the Oil industry claim it is. We swim in a sea if radiation every moment of every day. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] oce@jlai.lu 3 points 3 months ago* (1 child) I studied physics at university, I also had the opportunity to visit Fukushima Daichi after the catastroph and one of the new EPR. Enrichied fuel used in nuclear power plants and the byproducts of the reactions are dangerous. The multiple security measures are not there for the pleasure of spending budget. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] chaogomu@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago* Dangerous, but slightly less so than you'd think. Unless you already know that LNT is bullshit. Also, the evacuation of Fukushima caused far more death than any radiation exposure. permalink fedilink source parent [–] uid0gid0@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago Especially considering how much radioactive contamination is found in fly ash from coal power plants. And fly ash disposal is mostly unregulated. https://nicholas.duke.edu/news/radioactive-contaminants-found-coal-ash permalink fedilink source parent
[–] chaogomu@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (3 children) The thing is, it's not a legitimate fear. Radiation needs respect, but it's not the magic death sauce that Movies and the Oil industry claim it is. We swim in a sea if radiation every moment of every day. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] oce@jlai.lu 3 points 3 months ago* (1 child) I studied physics at university, I also had the opportunity to visit Fukushima Daichi after the catastroph and one of the new EPR. Enrichied fuel used in nuclear power plants and the byproducts of the reactions are dangerous. The multiple security measures are not there for the pleasure of spending budget. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] chaogomu@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago* Dangerous, but slightly less so than you'd think. Unless you already know that LNT is bullshit. Also, the evacuation of Fukushima caused far more death than any radiation exposure. permalink fedilink source parent [–] uid0gid0@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago Especially considering how much radioactive contamination is found in fly ash from coal power plants. And fly ash disposal is mostly unregulated. https://nicholas.duke.edu/news/radioactive-contaminants-found-coal-ash permalink fedilink source parent
[–] oce@jlai.lu 3 points 3 months ago* (1 child) I studied physics at university, I also had the opportunity to visit Fukushima Daichi after the catastroph and one of the new EPR. Enrichied fuel used in nuclear power plants and the byproducts of the reactions are dangerous. The multiple security measures are not there for the pleasure of spending budget. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] chaogomu@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago* Dangerous, but slightly less so than you'd think. Unless you already know that LNT is bullshit. Also, the evacuation of Fukushima caused far more death than any radiation exposure. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] chaogomu@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago* Dangerous, but slightly less so than you'd think. Unless you already know that LNT is bullshit. Also, the evacuation of Fukushima caused far more death than any radiation exposure. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] uid0gid0@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago Especially considering how much radioactive contamination is found in fly ash from coal power plants. And fly ash disposal is mostly unregulated. https://nicholas.duke.edu/news/radioactive-contaminants-found-coal-ash permalink fedilink source parent
