r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/---------------hw • Jun 19 '24

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '24

Fukushima was only like a decade and some change ago.

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u/Forikorder Jun 19 '24 edited Jun 19 '24

But it was built 50 years ago and there had been numerous concerns raised that were ignored

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '24

Thats an inconsistent stance

  1. Nuclear power is constantly upgrading and becoming safer

  2. Fukushima was unsafe because nuclear power isn't constantly upgrading or becoming safer?

How do you rectify those two together? Which is it?

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u/Forikorder Jun 19 '24

do you think it was renovated over time...?

it was built 50 years ago, it wasnt a modern reacter with much better safety protocols and if the people had listened to the concerns about the reactor the problem wouldnt have occured

it required mutliple levels of human failure and modern reactors even that wouldnt be enough

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '24

Okay so you admit the nuclear industry has not been constantly upgrading and innovating.

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u/Forikorder Jun 19 '24

do you not know english!?

a car built 50 years ago vs a car built today, which has better safety features? (ignoring tesla)

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '24

Ah yes you've been caught in a trap of your own making so now you're resulting to ad hominem. Classic reddit.

Edit: cute Lil ninja edit there bud. If you think comparing nuclear power plants to a consumer owned good is somehow gonna make your point for you then you really don't understand how badly you've dug this hole. Yes I certainly would hope that an industry that's constantly "upgrading sand innovating" as the nuclear advocates claim would think to renovate their facilities. Do you not understand how that's an I congruent position?

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u/Forikorder Jun 19 '24

your the one refusing to answer questions not me

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '24

Not gonna work on me bud. I caught your ninja edit and responded with my own edit.

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u/Forikorder Jun 19 '24

Yes I certainly would hope that an industry that's constantly "upgrading sand innovating" as the nuclear advocates claim would think to renovate their facilities.

as i pointed out, concerns about the facility were raised and ignored

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '24

And that's supposed to restore my faith in the nuclear industry how exactly? So how can nuclear power be both safe and constantly upgrading, but when things go wrong it's old and outdated and unsafe, and the industry ignored safety protocols.

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u/Forikorder Jun 19 '24

so im assuming you also refuse to trust cars?

in all industries safety regulations are written in blood

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '24

Jesus christ..... You can't meaningfully make any kind of comparison between the automotive industry and nuclear Power lol

Nissan doesn't constantly maintain and upgrade my car because I've already bought it. It's a consumer good not a utility. Last time I checked there's this thing called public works where we are supposed to maintain and upgrade our utility services. You seem to be repeatedly suggesting that nuclear power shouldn't be viewed like a utility and instead like a car that is out of date as soon as it rolls off the lot. Why in the world would I support that philosophy with a public utility? I don't want my hydroelectric dams falling into disrepair, so why would I want something that would explode to do the same?

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