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[–] Tartas1995@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 day ago

I have 3 issues with nuclear power plants.

  1. Centralised power generation is and will always be a focus of military conflict
  2. Nuclear power plants are not fully covered by insurance because such an insurance is too expensive. So the risk calculation of insurance agencies tells them to not risk it.
  3. No one wants nuclear plants in their area, or at least the storage sites.

And yet, people will tell me how nuclear is the way to go. They ignore all these reasons, while insisting that nuclear plants are safe.

This feels like when people tell you that we need to help the poor but they get mad when our taxes go up, and most of us don't do shit for them on their own. It is so cheap to speak.