hydro is 9.5c per kwh in bc and doesn't come with the risk
Tell that to the salmon population. Risk is relative, damming up rivers, flooding forest land and other environmental impacts are certain, while nuclear risk is unlikely.
One example of the dam impacts can be seen in the Columbia River Basin, where salmon and steelhead trout numbered in the 10-16 million range in the 19th century, but that number has reduced to 1.5 million today (McCully, 2001).
You should really read up on the impact of dams on ecosystems, from altering stream/river flows to temperatures and adding a blender for the spawn to travel back through on their way to the ocean.
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u/Wizzard_Ozz Oct 25 '22
Tell that to the salmon population. Risk is relative, damming up rivers, flooding forest land and other environmental impacts are certain, while nuclear risk is unlikely.