US regulators have issued a warning to a nuclear project critical to Donald Trump’s efforts to revive the industry, after a contractor fell into a reactor cavity and a bundle of fuel rods nearly tipped over during refueling.
US regulators have issued a warning to a nuclear project critical to Donald Trump’s efforts to revive the industry, after a contractor fell into a reactor cavity and a bundle of fuel rods nearly tipped over during refueling.
Oh, where the fuck have we heard this shit before? Seems a little higher stakes than a reflecting pool, and yet here we are.
What’s especially bad about this is that if done right, nuclear is not a bad option. It’s safer than coal or gas. But if done poorly, it will absolutely not only kill us all, but any mistakes get INSTANT news coverage and are made to sound as bad as they possibly can be because hte public is wrongly terrified about nuclear. (Some fear is justified - keep me away from high voltage stuff, and nuclear stuff. But people are trained to do those jobs. Well, not in this corrupt instance, but in general)
This is why people don’t like nuclear. Not because it’s safe when handled properly, but because humans do fuck things up, and corruption, and… I mean look at this!
Good thing nobody screws up oil and spills it into the environment…
I can not like two things at the same time.
Besides that, my energy comes from hydro and solar.