• wander1236@sh.itjust.works
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      18 hours ago

      I’m not even necessarily against nuclear, but this is a weird argument. How many times have solar panels blown up and made entire cities uninhabitable for decades, and how many are there total in use ever?

      The percentage of failures of nuclear power plants may be low, but the fallout (literally) is incredibly devastating.

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        6 hours ago

        Even comparing human deaths per unit of electricity, nuclear has a lower death count than wind and only slightly above solar, and that includes Chernobyl.

        Solar panels have a lifespan of a decade or maybe two if you’re lucky, after which it becomes mostly e-waste. So there is more to consider than you would make it seem.