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People Would Rather Have Nuclear Power Plants In Their Area Than AI Data Centers (www.forbes.com)
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[–] disorderly@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ok, how safe haven't they been? How many were worse than deepwater horizon?

I'm guessing you've happily consumed what was given to you on a spoon and accepted that it was representative of the bigger picture.

I grew up an hour from a 1GW reactor that got shut down in part due to "concerned citizens" like yourself. The site it stood on is still periodically checked by the DOE but is now a recreational area. How often do old coal plants do that?

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world -3 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Ok, how safe haven't they been? How many were worse than deepwater horizon?

See above. None were worse than Hiroshima - at least as far as we can determine.

I'm guessing you've happily consumed what was given to you on a spoon and accepted that it was representative of the bigger picture.

? Okay? Fuck you too, I guess?

I grew up an hour from a 1GW reactor that got shut down in part due to "concerned citizens" like yourself. The site it stood on is still periodically checked by the DOE but is now a recreational area. How often do old coal plants do that?

So you were heavily propagandized as a child. Makes sense. The reasons why nuclear and coal plants are different are many and varied! For more information, consult your local library.

[–] CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago

None were worse than Hiroshima

Do... do you think that "Hiroshima" was a nuclear power plant that "accidentally exploded", as opposed to a purpose built weapon?

Okay? Fuck you too, I guess?

The point they were making was that there is a proven long standing history of "other players" like the oil industry heavily astroturfing against nuclear, because they wanted to protect their own industry from a better alternative.

So you were heavily propagandized as a child.

Seems like you were literally the one propagandized. Only people who are misinformed are so against nuclear.