• Forester@pawb.social
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    23 days ago

    Right? So now we’re comparing Soviet weapons labs to power generation. Okay fine, I’ll play ball.

    Casualties 270,000-500,000+ affected . 10,000–12,000 evacuated . At least 200 people died of radiation sickness, unknown estimated future death toll from radiation induced illness. 66 diagnosed cases of chronic radiation syndrome

    that’s 266+ dead and another 25 to 100 likely from long term exposure and contamination casualties over the next century.

    How many die each day from petrochemical fumes?

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      23 days ago

      More like 10k to 50k long term deaths due to effects of radiation exposure like cancer. Cancer rates among those affected by radiation are way higher than you assume.

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      22 days ago

      How many die each day from petrochemical fumes?

      Ha, so nuclear is so bad, we have to compare it to the petrochemical industry, which is the most polluting on earth? That says a lot, but not the way you’d probably like