Environment & Energy
In reply to the discussion: Our Atomic Dominoes are Falling [View all]PamW
(1,825 posts)Nuclear power began in 1957. It is just over 50 years old.
In those 50 years; how many members of the general public were either killed or injured due to a nuclear power plant in the USA? The answer is ZERO.
In those 50 years; how many members of the general public were either killed or injured due to airliner crashes in the USA? It in the 10s of thousands.
In those 50 years; how many members of the general public were killed in automobile accidents in the USA?
The answer is over 2 million We kill more than 40,000 people each year for 50 years.
The public accepts automobiles even though they kill the most.
The public accepts airliners even though there have been crashes.
Nuclear power hasn't hurt / killed ANYONE in the general public in the USA.
So if people were logical; they would know what is safe and what is not.
Of course, people are seldom logical; so they need to be educated to think properly.
PamW