you should watch this so you understand better

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMaEjEWL6PU

It may surprise you to hear that I'm a research chemist and I use radioisotope labeling! I know what happened at Fukushima. It was a low-probability event.

The public is terrified of 'radiation' to an extent that far strips its actual ability to cause harm in almost any situation. That outliers guide policy is because people can't assess risk worth shit.

On the other hand, potential for massive exclusion zones for decades/hundreds of years near dense urban centers is a bit of a problem.

Then there's the whole 'it's usually a massive boondoggle where tax/rate payers finance most of the cost of building and cleanup while profits are privatized'.

Also fun are places like san onofre that utilities charge customers for years of lost -future- profits when something goes wrong.

I think what you have to ask yourself is, what do the insurance companies know that I don't? Because dear Blaze, none will insure these plants. If not for the American taxpayer filling that role, not a plant would be functioning right now.

There is certainly insurance for nuclear plants, but the coverage is only partial because if something goes wrong it would cost a very large amount.

None of this changes the fact that the odds of something going wrong are low. It's the plane trip versus car ride risk assessment writ large.

I am referring to the Price-Anderson Act. Do look into that.

Hey, I love nuclear power. I just feel we need a new type of animal to actually operate the plants. The homo sapiens are fine for some tasks, but not this one. Consider Japan's nuke program. Arguably the most technologically advanced country on earth. They make better cars than us, along with a lot else. Yet, I could tell you some ear burning stories about plant accidents and mishaps there. You have no idea.

I actually did look at the Price-Anderson act before my initial response to you, and I don't think it really supports your point, but I'm not a lawyer and don't know the ins and outs.

I will clarify here: I am not actually in favor of nuclear power as some sort of perfect option. I'd prefer wind. What I'm not in favor of is shuttering plants as a reaction to a disaster and then relying on imported fossil fuels to make up the difference.

BrazE come BAAAAACK!

Also

it will be steaming for decades/centuries as long as there's some water.

parts of Chernobyl's corium are still semi-molten.

Wut

It's clearly MADness.

It's true. Fear of protecting our precious robots has been the only thing preventing nuclear war for 60 years.

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