There is no reason why to not embrace nuclear energy

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Germany officially completed its phase-out of nuclear power on April 15, 2023, shutting down its last three reactors (Isar 2, Neckarwestheim 2, and Emsland). This move ended over 60 years of nuclear energy production in Germany, driven by safety concerns, particularly after the 2011 Fukushima disaster, and a long-standing anti-nuclear movement.
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No indeed...Just emphasises human greed and stupidity.
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You know more about human nature than yourself. Check your profile.
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But now energy in Germany has extremely high costs for citizens
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But the population is free from nuclear radioactive exposure.
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But would you rather have small and ineffective radiation over time or have many oil spills and machinery malfunctions that causes 8.7 billion deaths per year
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That is not what happened to Germany after they shutdown their nuclear reactors.
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Nuclear reactors are the safest reactors that can provide sustainable energy

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Nuclear reactors are the safest reactors that can provide sustainable energy

Chernobyl disaster And Fukushima disasters come to mind. They happened in our generation.
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but still that’s only 2 ever, whereas there are 2800 of the secondary source of energy
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That was enough for Germany to abandon nuclear energy. It cost over 200 billion to clean up the effected countries.
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It still cost way more for the other malfunctions, we are just going in a circle without going anywhere
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Name another energy disaster that cost 200 billion to clean up like the nuclear disaster did.
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None, but with the others there are more and have a combined cost that’s more
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There are no known disasters with solar energy.
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But they still aren’t efficient enough
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With the growing price in fossil fuel. Solar energy in the energy of the future.
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Once again, solar energy can’t power a country
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But it is growing in demand because it is much safer than nuclear energy.
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But it isnt efficient enough to counter it
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It is dangerous enough to limit its use.
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Ah yes dangerous, 50 deaths over decades of use
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Ah yes dangerous, 50 deaths over decades of use

The top 20 nuclear and radiological disasters encompass power plant meltdowns, military submarine accidents, and severe material handling errors. The most severe events are ranked below by their official International Nuclear Event Scale (INES) rating, death toll, and widespread environmental impact.The Worst Nuclear Power Plant Disasters (INES Level 7 & 6)Chernobyl Disaster (Ukraine, 1986 - INES 7): The most catastrophic nuclear power plant accident in history. A massive power surge caused explosions and an open-air graphite fire, releasing a plume of radioactive fallout across Europe.Fukushima Daiichi Disaster (Japan, 2011 - INES 7): Triggered by a devastating magnitude 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami, the plant lost cooling capabilities, resulting in three reactor meltdowns and widespread hydrogen explosions.Kyshtym Disaster (Russia, 1957 - INES 6): A catastrophic chemical explosion in a nuclear waste storage tank at the Mayak plutonium production facility contaminated thousands of square kilometers and forced the evacuation of dozens of communities.Severe Industrial & Reactor Incidents (INES Level 5)Windscale Fire (United Kingdom, 1957 - INES 5): A fire inside a plutonium-producing reactor core burned for days, releasing significant radioactive contamination across the UK and Europe.Three Mile Island Accident (United States, 1979 - INES 5): A mechanical failure coupled with human error led to the partial meltdown of Unit 2, representing the worst commercial nuclear accident in U.S. history.SL-1 Experimental Reactor (United States, 1961): A steam explosion in an Army experimental nuclear reactor caused the control rod to be thrust completely through the reactor core, killing three operators instantly.Saint-Laurent Nuclear Power Plant (France, 1969 & 1980 - INES 4 & 5): The site suffered two major incidents, including a partial fuel meltdown in 1969 and a cooling system failure in 1980, both resulting in significant radiation releases.Chalk River Laboratories (Canada, 1952 & 1958 - INES 5): Canada suffered early nuclear accidents when the NRX reactor experienced a partial core meltdown and power surge (1952), followed by a burning fuel rod incident (1958).Criticality Accidents & Radiation ContaminationTokaimura Criticality Accident (Japan, 1999 - INES 4): Improper mixing of uranium enriched solution triggered an uncontrolled nuclear fission chain reaction, resulting in a severe localized radiation event that killed two workers.Goiânia Accident (Brazil, 1987 - INES 5): Scavengers stole a discarded radiotherapy source from an abandoned hospital, spreading glowing radioactive cesium chloride throughout the community and causing four fatalities alongside widespread contamination.Tumsk-7 / Seversk Reprocessing Complex (Russia, 1993 - INES 4): A nitric acid explosion inside a reprocessing tank destroyed the facility and released a cloud of radioactive gas across the region.Buenos Aires Criticality Accident (Argentina, 1983 - INES 4): An operator error during a fuel rod experiment at the Constituyentes Atomic Center caused a severe criticality event, resulting in a fatal dose of radiation for the technician.Los Alamos Criticality Accidents (United States, 1945–1958 - INES 4): A series of fatal criticality experiments, most notably involving the infamous "Demon Core," caused fatal doses of acute radiation sickness to physicists Harry Daghlian and Louis Slotin.Naval & Military Nuclear AccidentsK-431 Submarine Accident (USSR, 1985): During a refueling operation, a reactor explosion on a Soviet Echo-class submarine blew off the main compartment lid, resulting in 10 deaths and heavy radioactive contamination.K-19 Submarine Accident (USSR, 1961): A catastrophic failure of the reactor's cooling system onboard the Soviet nuclear submarine caused extreme radiation exposure, resulting in the immediate death of eight crew members from radiation sickness.K-27 Submarine Accident (USSR, 1968): The experimental liquid-metal cooled reactor suffered a catastrophic power excursion and control rod failure, releasing dangerous radiation that resulted in 9 fatalities.K-140 Submarine Accident (USSR, 1968): During shipyard maintenance, an uncontrolled reactor power surge caused heavy contamination of the reactor compartment and exposed the crew to dangerous radiation.K-429 Submarine Incident (USSR, 1970): An improperly conducted test caused a reactor accident and the rapid flooding of the submarine, ultimately leading to K-429 sinking with the loss of 16 crew members.Palomares B-52 Crash (Spain, 1966): A mid-air collision between a U.S. B-52 bomber and a tanker aircraft dropped four unarmed hydrogen bombs over Spain. Though no detonation occurred, conventional explosives ruptured two of the bombs, severely contaminating a large agricultural area with plutonium.Thule Air Base B-52 Crash (Greenland, 1968): A B-52 bomber carrying four nuclear weapons crashed on sea ice near Thule, Denmark. The impact and subsequent fire scattered radioactive plutonium across a wide perimeter, leading to a massive multi-month cleanup operation.
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ok cool, out of 2 nuclear disasters there have been around 50 deaths, whereas fossil fuels, there is 8.3 million per year. And wind/solar isnt powerful enough to supply energy to a country the size of France who solely relies on nuclear
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France’s nuclear sector faces three primary challenges: stress-corrosion cracking in aging reactor piping, climate-induced operational cuts during summer heatwaves, and financial instability stemming from EDF’s heavy debt load and multi-billion-euro repair bills. [1234]
  • Stress-Corrosion Cracking: Since 2021, severe stress-corrosion defects have been discovered near the welds of safety injection systems, particularly in the N4 and P'4 reactor lines. This has required extensive, prolonged shutdowns for inspections and pipe replacements, severely limiting maximum nuclear availability.
  • Climate & Environmental Vulnerabilities: French nuclear plants rely heavily on rivers for cooling. During hot, dry summers, rising river temperatures and low water levels restrict operations. Plants must reduce output or shut down temporarily to avoid discharging water that exceeds environmental limits. Coastal plants have also faced automatic shutdowns when massive jellyfish swarms clogged their cooling filters.
  • Financial Strain: Extended maintenance and unplanned outages forced state-owned utility EDF to record massive financial losses, driving the company to borrow heavily and resulting in billions in lost revenue.
  • Aging Infrastructure: France’s 56 operable reactors have an average age of roughly 40 years, requiring delicate balancing between life-extension programs (like the Grand Carénage) and transitioning toward newer, yet-to-be-completed Generation III reactors

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I’m sorry but I’m to tired to read this lol
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Why America and Russia want to use nuclear bombs on their enemies. It’s because nuclear kills more than conventional weapons.
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But we haven’t used nuclear bombs other than testing exept for the two in Japan
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