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KittyBizkit t1_j61qbiw wrote

Reply to comment by fortnitefunnies3 in Energy consumption in the US from 1776-2014 by MCgamingMC

Except when you compare it against coal emissions. Coal kills more people per kilowatt generated by a wide margin.

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gabotuit t1_j63t6o1 wrote

Because of the big number bias… wait until you get a couple hundred nuclear reactors and the compounded effects of little accidents and the very long term effects

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fortnitefunnies3 t1_j61qdj9 wrote

Well yeah but nuclear fallout is bad

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eddy_talon t1_j61wvjw wrote

Nuclear fallout comes from nuclear detonations. Power plants don't have the capacity to make nuclear detonations.

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fortnitefunnies3 t1_j61x2ca wrote

I’m a proponent of nuclear power too. I’m just trying to explain the opposition

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KittyBizkit t1_j62305m wrote

From the sounds of it, you ARE the opposition.

I think this is kinda like people who are afraid of flying because of plane crashes. But realistically you are far more likely to die in a car crash in the way to the airport than in a plane crash after you get there.

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KittyBizkit t1_j61svgi wrote

This is exactly what I am talking about. People like you vastly overestimate the dangers and probability of them.

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crimeo t1_j621w6k wrote

There is no such thing as nuclear fallout from civilian power plants.... so say wha?

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