Kasz216 said:
Desroko said:
Kasz216 said:
Desroko said:
TheRealMafoo said:
Desroko said:
Unsafe (we still don't have any way to safely store used rods) |
Here is an interesting trivia question that shocks a lot of people.
Question: How many people in the US have ever been injured or killed by a nuclear power plant accident in the US?
Answer: Zero
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"It never has occurred, therefore it never will."
*clap, clap*
And worldwide: We're not really sure. Not even the Russians know the true toll from Chernobyl
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Actually studies tend to show the numbers quoted for chernobyl are overestimated...
I mean... look at the total death tolls caused my the nuclear bomb attacks on Japan. You'd be surprised.
Outside of the people killed there is like... virtually no genetic mutation on offspring.
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You forgot about the vastly elevated cancer rates at Chernobyl, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki.
And as far as the people directly killed at the site: I'm not sure I trust the Soviet numbers. For obvious reasons.
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For the first generation... and then that's about it.
Furthermore... reactors are pretty much meltdown proof now a days.
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First line: Yeah, but that's the sticking point. Most estimates for deaths are in the thousands. I'm not sure what the second or third generation has to do with that.
Second line: Not really. To begin with, nothing is ever "proof." And meltdowns aren't even the only safety risk. Used fuel rods are "hot" for centuries. The costs associated with burying these in mountains are enormous, but the alternatives are worse.
There are safer alternatives that are just as or more clean, have fewer up-front costs, and are more profitable. Nuclear power is going to, rightfully, go the way of the sail boat and the horse-drawn carriage soon. The disadvantages are too great.
