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fwipsytoday at 3:10 AM1 replyview on HN

Funny coincidence, I just read this morning about how the risk of cancer from radiation is massively exaggerated[1]. I'm not convinced that the overall health risk from nuclear power is worse than the health risk from coal plants.

[1]https://worksinprogress.co/issue/how-to-lie-about-radiation/


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KennyBlankentoday at 3:35 AM

Coal? You mean that thing that the US has been rapidly phasing out for two decades and currently represents about 10% of US electricity generation?

Whereas wind and solar are around twice that, and skyrocketing?

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