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I thought it was satire, before I look to the source. (feddit.org)

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[–] fubbernuckin@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Nuclear meltdowns are incredibly uncommon though.

[–] ruckblack@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 months ago

I also don't wish for that. We have enough fear mongering around nuclear power as it is.

[–] techt@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

It's not as uncommon as you might expect -- here is a list for the curious. And I don't mean to denegrate nuclear energy as a power source; it is vastly better than fossil fuels and safe when done correctly -- I have participated in the safe generation of nuclear power. But the ramifications of it being done incorrectly are severe to say the least, and everyone should be aware that we do commonly have issues with it, especially in aging facilities. We commonly extend plants decades beyond what their initial construction planned for.

Edited to say I just realized you said meltdowns, not radioactive leaks, which I do agree with. Sorry for confusion

[–] ToyDork@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago

I'd like to add that I think North America needs to invest in making Thorium reactors and/or Fast-Breeder systems portable: Nuclear trains sounds stupid until you realize Thorium exposed by a train crash or maintenance issue cannot emit lethal doses, and Fast Breeder fuel spheres are no more dangerous in a sunken ship at the bottom of the ocean than in the emergency cooling tank of a damaged ship or the reactor of a working one.