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by nicoburns 50 days ago
> it occasionally irradiates a swath of land and renders it uninhabitable

The big fear for me would be that this happens to a nuclear power plant that is located in a densely populated area (of which there are many). Chernobyl was bad, but imagine the impact if the exclusion zone contained a major city.
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thrownthatway 50 days ago
Two new AP1000 reactors are being built in Ukraine. During a hot war.

That’s how safe and important these things are.

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nicoburns 50 days ago
> That’s how safe and important these things are.

I don't think something being done in war time is evidence of it's safety! If anything, way tends to encourage more risk taking.

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peterfirefly 50 days ago
The only real problem with the Fukushima incident was the (unnecessary) evacuation. It really would be best if they weren't built too close to where people live.
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