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by kaibee 2700 days ago
> There is also a false dichotomy presented here, because the alternative to nuclear is not limited to just fossil fuel. There are numerous forms of clean energy that doesn't have the failure possibility of nuclear.

On the other hand, if you look at actual fatality statistics, you can make a fairly strong case for wind and solar being far deadlier than nuclear (hydro is pretty close though). Just because solar and wind often involve installing things high up and people fall.