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Ursus Rex

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12. IMO, the scaling back of nuclear energy was a terrible mistake, based on ignorance and hysteria/propaganda

Reply to NNadir (Reply #9)

Thu Jun 11, 2026, 03:46 PM

Jun 11

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... it's only as as safe, or dangerous, as we make it, and the uninformed FEAR that people have has to be softened to informed caution for us to get ahead. The effects of fossil fuels are just as pernicious but people know about "fire=energy" and can't see the ash ponds, etc, while "atomic=BOOM" is ingrained by 80 years of Hollywood and the media.

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