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Funny coincidence, I just read this morning about how the risk of cancer from radiation is massively exaggerated[1]. I'm not convinced that the overall health risk from nuclear power is worse than the health risk from coal plants.

[1]https://worksinprogress.co/issue/how-to-lie-about-radiation/

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Coal? You mean that thing that the US has been rapidly phasing out for two decades and currently represents about 10% of US electricity generation?

Whereas wind and solar are around twice that, and skyrocketing?

This reactor was decommissioned in 1994. Since we're discussing the safety of 30-year-old reactors, it seems to me to be appropriate to compare to 30-year-old alternatives.

> You mean that thing that the US has been rapidly phasing out for two decades

Although the US Government is funding 2 new coal power plants.

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/doe-announces-850m-moderniz...

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