Submitted by upyoars t3_10hyt72 in Futurology
mileswilliams t1_j5e2hh7 wrote
Reply to comment by Tree-farmer2 in Wind Energy Could Power Human Colonies On Mars, Finds Study by upyoars
By another Chernobyl they mean catastrophic nuclear accident obviously. And they can still happen, we just haven't seen how yet, it's arrogant to think we've made a full proof system using for profit companies that can't ever go wrong. I lt can, and probably will some day, whether it is a tsunami, or a volcano, earthquake, war, meteorite, terrorist attack, it's possible and not worth it when there are wind turbines solar and batteries.
Tree-farmer2 t1_j5f9qxx wrote
Nuclear is as safe as wind and solar, even with Chernobyl and Fukushima.
https://ourworldindata.org/safest-sources-of-energy
Nuclear just feels more dangerous because that's how it's portrayed in popular culture, but, as always, data gets to the truth.
Old nuclear is extremely safe, and newer designs are even safer.
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