this is a subject that the USA gov and China even agree on. It is such a shame westerners have such a negative reaction to nuclear energy. but it isn't as profitable as fossil fuels/selling new electric cars so :meow-shining:

https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/advantages-and-challenges-nuclear-energy

https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202106/1227103.shtml

  • fed [none/use name]
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    3 years ago

    as is the citizens/worker's solution to every industry's problems, nationalize them!

    but im pretty sure it would unironically be better for the global environment to have 1 Chernobyl every year if it replaces emissions from fossil fuels

    • vccx [they/them]
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      3 years ago

      Yeah Chernobyl is basically a wildlife reserve now lol

      But didn't it take the entire Soviet economy and the entire CCCP collectively sprinting at full tilt to stop the disaster from turning a massive chunk of Europe completely uninhabitable?

      I think Libs would be happy to let the Black Belt become completely uninhabitable if a meltdown occurred there, especially if saving it meant shutting down the entire economy down and potentially using up something like 105% of all liquid nitrogen stocks and production capacity in NATO for weeks to stop the meltdown.

      • fed [none/use name]
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        3 years ago

        tldr: not really, the USSR had a very slow initial response and the only real danger was a second explosion in the coolant system that would have caused what you are talking about. Any modern designs can not behave in this way unless intentionally brought to do so

        basically, the design of the emergency reactor shutdown and the backup coolant system were both REALLY bad if they needed to be used. When the emergency shutdown was used it increased the reactivity for a split second instead of decreasing it, the result was the reaction’s entire expected power output in its lifespan produced in a split second. Then the emergency cooling system was damaged from this and nearly caused a second explosion, which was stopped by 3 volunteers who exposed themselves to lethal doses of radiation.

        • vccx [they/them]
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          3 years ago

          You got me, my entire understanding of Chernobyl was from watching the HBO series and a YouTube video talking about how the scientist guy was a :LIB: :deeper-sadness:

      • RION [she/her]
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        3 years ago

        I was going to say you're completely underestimating the liberal ego and that they would never allow such a disaster to happen on the world stage while everyone is watching... but then I remembered the past two years.