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by marax27 1619 days ago
> If a nuclear power plant seriously fails (2 accidents in 70 years) nobody and their nephew's nephew's will be able to live in that area.

People do live near Fukushima power plant. Regarding one of the nearby towns, Ōkuma: "In April 2019, parts of the town were deemed to have been successfully decontaminated, with residents allowed to return to these areas. [...] The actual population resident in the town was 2578 people". [1]

> If a dam fails at least that ground is not lost forever.

Relocating population for good is very much the case when it comes to dam _building_. [2]

Nuclear power does have pros and cons, but let's stop with fearmongering.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Ckuma,_Fukushima

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_flooded_towns_in_the_U...