sv1sjp@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoYoung climate activist tells Greenpeace to drop ‘old-fashioned’ anti-nuclear stancewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square76fedilinkarrow-up1143arrow-down113
arrow-up1130arrow-down1external-linkYoung climate activist tells Greenpeace to drop ‘old-fashioned’ anti-nuclear stancewww.theguardian.comsv1sjp@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square76fedilink
minus-squareGormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoFun fact, coal plants produce more radiation into their environment than nuclear plants Modern reactor designs are so damn safe it’s insane
minus-squarecloud@lazysoci.allinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoIf they are so damn safe why i can’t build one in my backyard?
minus-squareGormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoBecause the radioactive bits need to be handled by trained and trusted personnel because if those bits fall into the wrong hands they can be used for some horrible shit
minus-squarecloud@lazysoci.allinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoso are you saying that it is not safe?
minus-squareZodiacSF1969@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·1 year agoIf I install solar panels and the inverters incorrectly I could potentially harm or kill myself and others. Therefore solar isn’t safe.
minus-squarecloud@lazysoci.allinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoBut then why you can build these in your garden and not nuclear?
minus-squareZodiacSF1969@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·1 year agoSuch a dumb question. Building a nuclear power plant requires the collaboration of physicists, nuclear + electrical + civil engineers, etc… Solar requires a certified electrician. We know how to build nuclear safely, it just requires a lot more effort and oversight, therefore is not something you can build at home.
minus-squarecloud@lazysoci.allinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·1 year agoso if i hire up an elecricial and a civil engineer i can build it in my garden?
Fun fact, coal plants produce more radiation into their environment than nuclear plants
Modern reactor designs are so damn safe it’s insane
If they are so damn safe why i can’t build one in my backyard?
Because the radioactive bits need to be handled by trained and trusted personnel because if those bits fall into the wrong hands they can be used for some horrible shit
so are you saying that it is not safe?
If I install solar panels and the inverters incorrectly I could potentially harm or kill myself and others. Therefore solar isn’t safe.
But then why you can build these in your garden and not nuclear?
Such a dumb question.
Building a nuclear power plant requires the collaboration of physicists, nuclear + electrical + civil engineers, etc…
Solar requires a certified electrician.
We know how to build nuclear safely, it just requires a lot more effort and oversight, therefore is not something you can build at home.
so if i hire up an elecricial and a civil engineer i can build it in my garden?