• @WhiteHawk@lemmy.world
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    311 months ago

    Unfortunately, it’s too late to change people’s minds now that they’ve grown up thinking nuclear power is the devil.

    “It’s easier to fool a man than to convince him he’s been fooled.”

    • @cyberpunk007@lemmy.world
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      111 months ago

      How do we make it safe with the rise of natural disasters? Nuclear meltdowns are bad for us and the environment.

      I’m really looking forward to advancements in nuclear fusion.

      • @WhiteHawk@lemmy.world
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        211 months ago

        Fusion could still take decades, or maybe never happen at all. Modern fission reactor designs are already more than safe enough. We can’t afford to wait any longer.

        • @cyberpunk007@lemmy.world
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          111 months ago

          You’re right. But I don’t get how people can’t see the risk. No matter how many controls you put in place, how safe you make it, there’s always a chance. And if that happens, we face a nuclear meltdown which will make the place and nearby locations uninhabitable for hundreds of years. I don’t know if controls even exist to prevent a meltdown caused by an earthquake or tornado/hurricane.