But Nuclear Power is Soooo Safe
Highly radioactive liquid leaked in Sellafield - but of course, all supporters keep insisting that such problems could never happen here in the West. No, we don't have major accidents, no near-catastrophes, and no unnoticed or covered-up incidents. Allegedly, everything is great here. Now, the supporters will certainly find countless reasons why what happened in Sellafield cannot be generalized and why it wouldn't happen in Germany because our facilities are so great - presumably, the English told themselves the same thing.
Sorry, but there are a few absolutely generalizable problem areas with nuclear power:
- Safe disposal of waste is not guaranteed
- The consequences of accidents are - due to the substances involved - much more problematic than with conventional power plants
- Economic viability is by no means given
But when there's a shift to black/yellow, it will be said again that only with nuclear power can emission values be met and that everything is so incredibly safe and that we never had and will never have a major accident because everything is much better here than elsewhere.
Exactly the same bullshit that the supporters in England probably also told about Sellafield ...