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Comment by caffeine

I think you could have phrased it more constructively, but your question is valid - does it make sense to build nuclear given we may be entering a period of prolonged warfare?

Most fossil fuel facilities are equally vulnerable to destruction, and a blown up coal or natural gas facility would probably pollute to a similar degree.

Modern nuclear facilities are also designed not to pollute in the event of destruction.

Finally, the pollution from the normal operation of a fossil fuel facility would probably kill similar numbers to the pollution of a destroyed nuclear facility.

Finally I would say that war demands a lot of energy - we should be focusing on expedience at the moment.

parent caffeine 4 years ago

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