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Jack Devanney's avatar

I was unaware that Prof. Kerry Emanuel has written an article that also makes the case that nuclear power is too safe. In many respects, his piece is better than mine. You can download it from

https://texmex.mit.edu/pub/emanuel/PAPERS/Nuclear_Fear_2021.pdf

Dr. Emanuel and I differ on teh wisdom of deep geologic disposal and the role of intermittents, but I think we both agree that without economic nuclear the Gordian Knot does not get solved.

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Russell A. Paielli's avatar

Why is it that the corrupt and incompetent mainstream media considers every "release" of "radioactive gas" from a nuclear power plant to be newsworthy? That certainly has an negative effect on public perception of the risks of nuclear power.

Many years ago I subscribed to an excellent newsletter called "Access To Energy" by Petr Beckmann, who was also the author of a great book called "The Health Hazards of Not Going Nuclear."

I'll never forget an amusing article he wrote, discussing a newspaper article about a "radioactive cloud over Denver" due to a release from a nuclear power plant. He did a quick little analysis, and concluded that the readers of that newspaper article probably got more radiation exposure from the ink on the newspaper while reading the article than they received from the "radioactive cloud"!

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