After the Fukushima catastrophe, it was clear that the unknown unknows are worse than anticipated.
Sad thing is, Germany should have pumped a whole lotta more money into renewables and their research.
Sad thing is, Germany should have pumped a whole lotta more money into renewables and their research.
People citing Chernobyl and Fukushima strikes me as rhe equivalent to people citing the Hindenburg when talking about flying; I’m pretty sure both reactor designs could be thought of as the design equivalent to the hydrogen blimp. People’s minds are stuck on an image of a blimp on fire when thinking about flying even though modern passenger jets exist.
So the problem isn't unknown unknowns, but people simply don't caring enough about potential consequences?
That just makes it worse and nuclear an even less of an option.
The Energiewende makes them one of a tiny handful of countries worldwide that is actively interested in alleviating greenhouse gases.
And I hope the Ukraine issue will lead to more and not switching back to nuclear again.
But with the Greens in the government, chances are good.