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fallingknife on March 4, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Nuclear power must be well regulated, not ditched

And yet only 1 person was killed when it melted down. But somehow, it gets more attention than the 10's of thousands that were killed in the tsunami.

7952 on March 5, 2021 | [–]

Human death is not the only dimension that matters. The cleanup could easily cost over $500 billion. That is a massive opportunity cost.

ncmncm on March 4, 2021 | [–]

Only 1, unless you count the rest.

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