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We could be running all electric cars on nuclear, indirectly, if we would start building more power plants.

cue the anti-nuclear power comments



We still don't know the full extent of the environmental impact of the Fukushima disaster. Can we afford more incidents of that nature? I'm not certain.


That's nice, but we do know that burning fossil fuels kills a huge number of people [0]. Moving away from fossil fuels will require some form of nuclear power. Much of Europe has successfully transitioned most of their power to nuclear [1], so it's not like the concept is some experimental sci-fi dream. From an environmental standpoint, nuclear is by far our cleanest option based on all the information we have.

[0]: https://qz.com/568450/fossil-fuels-kill-more-people-every-ye...

[1]: http://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/country-pro...


Is the "full effect" more than a million deaths a year?

Because that's how many people coal kills. And Im not talking about global warming. I am instead only talking about the pollution deaths.

If Chernobyl happened like 3 times every single year, that would still be safer than coal, TBH.


> If Chernobyl happened like 3 times every single year, that would still be safer than coal, TBH.

More like 300, assuming 4000 (as per the IAEA) deaths from Chernobyl.


Is this satire?




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