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Reply #15 - Jun 23rd, 2021 at 7:20pm
 
John Smith wrote on Jun 23rd, 2021 at 5:52pm:
there are still MANY dying as a result of illnesses suffered due to Chernobyl, decades after the blast



Link? And don't use the "novel mathematical model" results. Wink
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Reply #16 - Jun 23rd, 2021 at 8:48pm
 
John Smith wrote on Jun 23rd, 2021 at 5:50pm:
Belgarion wrote on Jun 22nd, 2021 at 8:11pm:
A nuclear power plant is far safer than any other type of power generation.


don't know how you can make that claim.  Roll Eyes


Do you travel on planes?
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Reply #17 - Jun 23rd, 2021 at 11:05pm
 
John Smith wrote on Jun 23rd, 2021 at 5:52pm:
Belgarion wrote on Jun 23rd, 2021 at 8:41am:
and just a handful at Chernobyl.



there are still MANY dying as a result of illnesses suffered due to Chernobyl, decades after the blast ...

Name one.

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Reply #18 - Jun 27th, 2021 at 7:27pm
 
Frank wrote on Jun 23rd, 2021 at 11:05pm:
John Smith wrote on Jun 23rd, 2021 at 5:52pm:
Belgarion wrote on Jun 23rd, 2021 at 8:41am:
and just a handful at Chernobyl.



there are still MANY dying as a result of illnesses suffered due to Chernobyl, decades after the blast ...

Name one.




It will kill for a long time:

Nuclear waste takes too long to decay.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioactive_waste

Some common nuclear waste half lives:

Plutonium 239 half life      24,110 years.
Americium 241 half life          432 years
Radium 226     Half life      1,600  years
Uranium 236  Half life   15 million years.
Plutonium 244 Half life   80 million years
Uranium 235  Half life  704 million years
Uranium 238 half life      4.5 billion years
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