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Published in China - Social interactions and entertainment - 5 - 29 Jul 21 02:37

Most of us are aware of the wonders of nuclear energy. A source of energy so powerfull that it can even dissintegrade living matter into an atomic level. Ever since the end of WW2 nuclear energy has been part of our life one way or the other, sometimes for the better and some for the worse...

A lot of people are afraid of nuclear energy. They have memories of the disasters of Chernobyl and Fukushima power plants, and deem that this source of energy production is scary, unkown, destructive for the enviroment and dangerous.

Do you know since 1950 how many deaths have occured due to coal mining, coal transfering, and coal energy production overall ? Some researches claim that over 800,000 premature deaths per year globally occur due to coal power.

So 800.000 x 70 years = 56.000.000 lives . Sit for a moment and consider this. 2 huge nuclear disasters that killed around 100-150 people imidiately, and few hundreds up to thousands suffered indirect consiquences, and then compared that to 56 million lifes dying so far, and adding another 800 thousand every year on top.

The solution is clear, but its something that the oil and coal lobists wont allow to happen due to profit loss. Swapping for alternative energy solutions is not enough to power everything, but if er combine, wind,solar and hydro energy along with Nuclear power, we can have a truly green enviroment compared to the polution of oil and coal, as well as countless deaths.

Some people pose another question for nuclear energy. But Safer, nuclear energy also has nuclear waste, isnt that polution too ?

Short answer, yes. Long answer, not exactly. See, nuclear waste usually comes in the form of spent nuclear fuel rods which are usually stored in large water pools inside the plant itself. The waste created from the plants is tons slower than the polution coal and oil create, as well as it doesnt that the same form. Coal and oil polute the atmosphere with their burn by products, whilst nuclear materials have a natural radioactive decay, which slowly transforms them into decay products, until eventually they are no longer radioactive or at least they are safe to handle.

Once the material in the rods becomes safer to handle, after being stored in the pools. Its safely burried into protected shielding holes, with biological shields to protect the enviroment from the rods until they decay and becomes harmless.

So to speak, nuclear has its downsides for sure, but its an insanely more safe solution than coal and oil energy production. Think to youselfs if 800.000 souls per year are worth the once every 50-60 years possible accident that can resort to few hundred deaths. Think what is best for these people and the enviroment, not the lobists of coal power.

Thank you for your attention, next article we will talk about a new type of reactors that can result in even better and safer energy production.

Safer, Novice nuclear researcher and chinese mofa.

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Comments (5)

29 Jul 21 02:51
Partisan

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29 Jul 21 03:12
spage

fusion is the way o/

29 Jul 21 10:50
Djole1312

Great, now papiga will steal all nuclear energy… great job man 😡

29 Jul 21 16:54
Winston Hope Smith

Hi Safer, as a teenager and young adult I was firmly against Nuclear Power... so much so I had attended anti nuclear marches etc at a time when a Nuclear Plant was proposed not too far from where I live in Ireland. But... The Climate debate has totally flipped my view now. Something I never thought could happen. I am now a strong believer that Nuclear Power is far less damaging to our environment (not to mention health) that traditional fossil fuel plants.... saying that I still dont want one near me :) To me the climate impact of fossil fuels is the one that now shapes my views not the health one you speak of which to be honest I had not considered much. oh btw I dispute the death/harmed figures you quote it is far higher but no where near that from fossil fuel for sure.

31 May 24 13:36
Lord Bloodraven

wow safer, u were so sophisticated in the past, now ur just uga buga jaga