| StarcraftManiac said: Lol... No mutations?!... So that's why the people who had to clean the roof of the reactor have an expected life of 50 years of which 60% has already died and all have complaints in their arms, ears, eyes and legs. |
Shall we compare that to the health effects on coal miners? How about the habitat destruction through oil spills?
Chernobyl was a tragic event, but it was caused because the Soviet's couldn't even build a proper automobile. France has been humming along on Homer power for decades now. How many frogs are glowing in the dark?
There is NO simple solution. If there was, we would have implemented it. But nuclear is now widely regarded as a far safer and cleaner alternative than previously thought.
Addendum:
According to this: http://www.cdi.org/russia/johnson/7023-14.cfm
The average life expectancy for Russian males (most likely the ones doing clean up) is under 59 years. Another factor to consider - what protective gear did they have on? My understanding is that they didn't take nearly the precautions that they should have.
