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		tshaddox on Aug 22, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Fukushima leak is 'much worse than we were led to ... Why is it appropriate to compare the worst case for various methods of power generation? I think it's more appropriate to weigh the potential failure cases of each by the probability of them occurring, and I suspect if we did that, nuclear wouldn't be the most harmful method of power generation.

kenster07 on Aug 22, 2013 [–]

It certainly is not the best. The worst case scenario for nuclear isn't even remotely acceptable.

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