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Fabulous_Engineer_79 t1_j45vzav wrote

Reply to comment by Super-Lychee8852 in Solar and wind is ugly, Nuclear is the only other safe energy. When will it happen here? by drdanagram

A screening program a year later in 2012 found that more than a third (36%) of children in Fukushima Prefecture have abnormal growths in their thyroid glands.[215] As of August 2013, there have been more than 40 children newly diagnosed with thyroid cancer and other cancers in Fukushima prefecture as a whole.

No problem there right? So what if kids get cancer! It’s totally safe! That could never happen here! Certainly not in a country where even the government tried to cover up the polluted water in Flint, Michigan.

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Super-Lychee8852 t1_j45wt3w wrote

It's almost like Fukushima isn't relevant. How many 9.0 magnitude earthquakes followed by 40m tall waves happen in the US?

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Fabulous_Engineer_79 t1_j45xxwn wrote

Sure, let’s get a nuclear plant going in Florida. We never have weather events here. You are willfully ignoring so much evidence contrary to your views, it’s kind of sad.

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Super-Lychee8852 t1_j45y3nm wrote

So we don't put one in southern Florida? It's not a difficult concept. There are plenty of places in the US that are risk free

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Fabulous_Engineer_79 t1_j45ym3y wrote

“Risk free” Let’s be sure to consult Super-Lychee8852 on the risks to nuclear power generation here. This guys knows what’s up.

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Super-Lychee8852 t1_j45ytgv wrote

Cope

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Fabulous_Engineer_79 t1_j4600w1 wrote

The original argument here was that you try to justify your claim that nuclear generation is ideal by saying that nuclear accidents don’t happen. That’s false. You won’t convince anybody who doesn’t already share your view by making claims that can be so easily verified as false. Then when you’re presented with a fairly long and comprehensive list of accidents, you say they’re not accidents. Well, according to the scientific community they are accidents. I don’t think your determination carries more weight. In short, people don’t want nuclear power because of the risk, however remote the possibility of a serious accident might be. You won’t be convincing anybody otherwise.

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