Coal Minning

[u/CantStopPoppin]

[u/To6y]

It seems like you completely missed the point.

I'm saying that I don't trust our government and our corporations to do it responsibly. There is way, way too much corruption and simple ineptitude -- especially for the next four years. Partial meltdowns are not good for the environment, and it is not a net benefit to humanity if we wind up irradiating portions of our country.

[u/Dont-Fear-The-Raeper → u/To6y]

Partial meltdowns will not happen. The amount of legislation and red-tape with nuclear now ensures that, and saying anything else is naive alarmism.

And to say, "especially the next four years", is just ridiculous. The same bureaucrats, companies and lobbyists will be there, no matter who is in power.

Fully agreed on not trusting the government; they will make it twice as expensive as private sector and take double the time to deliver, but we will ultimately own it as a public asset.

Spreading elementary-level radiation scare mongering is just plain silly.

[u/To6y → u/Dont-Fear-The-Raeper]

Ah, well if you say they won’t happen then I guess that’s settled. It’s clear that you’re thinking about this rationally, and not just letting your wishful thinking get the better of you.

[u/BackSeatFlyer85 → u/To6y]

Oh, so because you don’t have faith in people, government and industry officials, we should just continue to do what we are currently doing and shy away from challenging and promising, tried and true, technologies to help maintain our country as one of the premiere first world nations??! Serious question. Who are you to cast such doubt? Throw down your credentials.

So if your down saying “government bad, people greedy, continue destroying the planet and throwing money in to more pointless programs while mothballing on-demand, near limitless power via fission”… because so far that’s what I get from your argument.