To that end, 3 Mile Island was cause by human error due to complacency.
Ttssattsr,
Wed 16 Jun 2010, 16:52,
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"Whoops, we've left the wind turbines on!""Oh no! The fallout from the wind will take centuries to disperse!"
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emvee cruor deo cruoris,
Wed 16 Jun 2010, 16:54,
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THIS IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE RETORT.Sure, Chernobyl didn't exactly do much to aid the environment, but it's not a solid argument against nuclear power as a process. The key point is that the 1986 disaster lays entirely in the hands of poor decision making, rather than flaws in the concept of retrieving power from fission.
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Wed 16 Jun 2010, 16:59,
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The concept of retrieving power from fission is tried and tested and, properly handled, safe and efficient...but human error will always exist and I'd rather humans weren't left in charge of fission reactors that could render the entire country a radioactive wasteland.
( emvee cruor deo cruoris,
Wed 16 Jun 2010, 17:17,
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I disagree. Human error is accepted and wasn't the only factor in Chernobyl at all. That whole fiasco could've been prevented 10 times over at various stages, but for various reasons was not. Ttssattsr,
Wed 16 Jun 2010, 17:31,
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