• MissJinx@lemmy.world
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    9 hours ago

    A nuclear plant is not a bad thing, that’s one of the cleanest eneegy sources BUT being Microsoft I’m glad it’s at least on an island

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      9 hours ago

      It’s on an island, yes. In a river, ten kilometres from a dense urban region.

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        9 hours ago

        And it’s the site that an American president came closest to dying in a nuclear explosion! (I mean that’s not why it’s notable, but it’s a fun fact anyways.)

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        7 hours ago

        It’s a nuclear power plant that provided clean and safe energy for many decades.

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          There is nothing clean or safe about three mile island. The place had a meltdown and created tons of nuclear waste. Next you’ll be trying to tell me Fukushima and Chernobyl were safe, clean, and cheap.

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          7 hours ago

          While that is true, it was also the site of the worst nuclear disaster on US soil.

          Don’t get me wrong - I’m not scaremongering, and I support nuclear power. It’s just a bit darkly ironic, imo.

          • SuperIce@lemmy.world
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            It was partial meltdown and the failsafe worked. No one was injured or had their health negatively affected by the incident. The worst nuclear disaster still had less negative effects than even a single modern coal plant does.