kramwest1
has a
Popular Science Magazine primer on nuclear power:
How Nuclear Reactors Work, And How They Fail | Popular Science
How Nuclear Reactors Work, And How They Fail | Popular Science
Nope. You're wrong. It's the same.
See how unsatisfying lazy arguing is? I posted something with actual links to support its claims and you're throwing out a whirlwind of assertions.
It is usually claimed that security and safety standards are oh so high, and there are so many control mechanisms in place so that we are so much safer than the people in the Ukraine were. Well, according to all we knew something like in Fukushima couldn't have happened either, or so they say.
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It doesn't cause me to lose sleep, but I don't really buy into these claims that nuclear power is fool-proof either. After all, the titanic was unsinkable as well.
Well I like to learn things from these sorts of discussions, but this sort of stuff isn't helpful:
Whose making these claims? Is there a quote from the FT article? Otherwise I'm trusting your interpretation of what someone else said they said. While I don't doubt your good faith, the closer to the primary sources we get the better.
Helpful! The bits from Financial Times article you alluded to. If the nuclear power industry is making systematic unsupported claims I am interested to read how.
Did she smoke?My cousin Lynn died of cancer before she reached the age of forty.
She worked in a nuclear power plant in our area.
I'm not a fan
Keeping a nuclear plant safe means keeping it cool in any circumstances, including those in which man-made or natural disaster knocks out the usual cooling methods. This highlights the importance of safety features built into so-called Generation III-plus nuclear plant models, the latest feasible plant designs. These redundant and passive safety systems work without the help of an operator, or even electricity, during times of duress, be it man-made or natural.
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Westinghouse’s AP1000 packs a battery of passive systems that use natural air flow, gravity, and other natural phenomena to remove pumps and valves from the equation; if the plant begins to overheat these measures will automatically cool the core for up to three days with no external intervention whatsoever.
But what about Chernobyl ?
The World Health Organization study in 2005 indicated that 50 people died to that point as a direct result of Chernobyl. 4000 people may eventually die earlier as a result of Chernobyl, but those deaths would be more than 20 years after the fact and the cause and effect becomes more tenuous.
He explains that there have been 4000 cases of thyroid cancer, mainly in children, but that except for nine deaths, all of them have recovered. "Otherwise, the team of international experts found no evidence for any increases in the incidence of leukemia and cancer among affected residents."
Did she smoke?