Solar Panels History
Why are people so ignorant about the safety of nuclear power plants?
I always hear the “nuclear power is very dangerous” argument, and I realize whenever people hear the scary word “nuclear”, the think big bad explosions.
Did you know that the biggest nuclear meltdown in American history (there have only been two), the three mile island incident, happened very close to a crowded city. Number of deaths…….ZERO. Number of injuries…….ONE.
Now consider how many thousands of people die annually from coal mining, drilling, hell there are fatalities from setting up solar panels and falling off the roof.
Power plants are safe, pollute much less (and none if they properly dispose of the waste), and can power the hell out of out country (nearly 30% of the U.S’s power already comes from nuclear power).
So why do most people have a such an ignorant stigma against this method of energy production?
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/fact-sheets/3mile-isle.html
There are many reasons for the irrational fear of nuclear power. Nuclear power was first introduced to the public in the form of nuclear weapons, if the first experience with gasoline was napalm, maybe fewer people would travel by automobile. There are also people who have a vested interest in keeping the American public ignorant and scared.
The Three Mile Island “disaster” hurt no one and is still referred to every day, over 30 years later; coal fired plant air pollution statistically kills thousands every year, mining accidents kill more, the Kleen natural gas explosion where people were killed and injured earlier this year fades into the background. Scared people make the decision to build more fossil plants and not nuclear plants based on perceived risk, while real people continue to die.
Short History of Solar Panels
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