• rjh@beehaw.org
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    13
    ·
    1 year ago

    it’s not the background radiation that worries people, it’s the risk of a Fukushima-type incident.

    • max@feddit.nl
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      0
      ·
      1 year ago

      And even then, despite the catastrophe it was, it only had 1 death attributed to it.

      • rjh@beehaw.org
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        1 year ago

        TIL. That’s a good point. 20k deaths due to the earthquake but only 1 due to the power plant itself.