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leonidasrup 3 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Seven countries now generate nearly all their elec...

Nuclear and renewables are far, far safer than fossil fuels.

Fossil fuels and biomass kill many more people than nuclear and modern renewables per unit of electricity. Coal is, by far, the dirtiest.

https://ourworldindata.org/nuclear-energy#safety-of-nuclear-...

Tepix 3 months ago [–]

There's not just deaths and malformations. There's also a cost of contaminated food and unlivable areas.

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