Rahvin writes:
It failed because it got hit by an earthquake and then a tsunami. An oil-fired plant would have caused an environmental disaster in those circumstances. A hydroelectric dam would likely have broken and caused its own massive devastation.
So what, it irradiated everything around it and now it is a shit storm that will have tremendous health consequences for who knows how long.
Is it safer than hydro-electric power, yes. Is it immune to mother natures wrath? No.
Given that when a dam breaks it wipes the slate clean, nature can come back and reclaim the environment.
Can the same be said of radio active materials leeching into the ground and sea?
I know, I know Bikini atoll is a wonderful haven and tourist destination!
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