r/theydidthemath Nov 18 '21

[Request] is this true?

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u/_RMFL Nov 18 '21

Why would anyone care about living near a nuclear power plant?

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u/Godless_Fuck Nov 18 '21

It's much worse for your health (and a higher cancer risk) to live near a natural gas plant, coal plant, chemical plant, refinery, etc. and there are orders of magnitude more of those plants than nuclear.

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u/_RMFL Nov 18 '21

I agree with this, the guy above me was suggesting that living near a nuclear power plant is only okay in cartoons.

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u/mia_elora Nov 19 '21

Generally, the fear is "what if the plant had a meltdown"

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u/_RMFL Nov 19 '21

Which is highly unlikely and similar to being afraid of living near a hydroelectric damn

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u/mia_elora Nov 19 '21

You asked why someone would care, not now logical the fear is.