tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406094476913572988.post8291469311472889174..comments2023-10-11T06:16:38.446-07:00Comments on Duner's Blog: MARCH 16 JAPAN QUAKE EXPOSES HUMAN AUDACITYBob Capunehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13331259183053938279noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406094476913572988.post-32668032347597285812011-04-03T16:49:12.682-07:002011-04-03T16:49:12.682-07:00"Sure...nuclear power is safe." Well, i..."Sure...nuclear power is safe." Well, if safe means that nothing bad will ever happen, no it doesn't reach that bar. But as dramatic as a nuclear accidents may be, the actual dangers are dwarfed by those from fossil fuels.<br /><br />Has Dunersblog already forgotten the massive oil spill in the gulf? Or the coal miners trapped underground for months? The natural gas pipeline explosion in San Bruno? Fossil fuels have their dangers too.<br /><br />When you get down and crunch the numbers, nuclear turns out to be a safer alternative. In Europe, coal kills 360 people and seriously sickens more than 1000 people for every 1 person killed or injured by nuclear power providing the same amount of energy. Deaths and illness from fossil fuels come from mining accidents, fires and pollution. And they don't even count the effects of global warming.<br /><br />Nuclear power isn't perfect, but it likely remains a better source of energy than fossil fuels.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12694035372140650221noreply@blogger.com