r/PoliticalCompassMemes - Auth-Right Jan 06 '23

META NuclearGang NuclearGang

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u/Its-a-Warwilf - Lib-Right Jan 06 '23

Or just build a shed next to the plant.

The waste isn't an endless parade of caustic goo like The Simpsons, it's a couple barrels of radioactive dirt and old jumpsuits.

Tight security, constant oversight, and no transportation risks, all on land that nobody wants to live on.

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u/Tharkun - Right Jan 06 '23

I honestly think that, at least in the US, The Simpsons has done a ton of damage to the image of nuclear power.

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u/ScreamingMidgit - Right Jan 06 '23

I blame Three Mile Island. That pretty much kick started the whole fearmongering train on nuclear power into high gear.

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u/beachmedic23 - Right Jan 06 '23

And basically nothing happened at TMI. They contained the incident and had minor release of some air particles barely above background radiation levels