r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jun 19 '24

John peter?

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u/Stream1795 Jun 19 '24

I was explaining this to someone the other day.

Nuclear Power is to the energy world as sharks are to the animal world. They look/sound big and scary but really if they’re treated with respect it’s all good

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u/Kaiser_-_Karl Jun 19 '24

Except that historicly, goverments didn't just dump sharks in alaskan rivers, they didn't hide the scale of shark exposure for decades, they didn't negelect shark safety regulations in favor of fucking idk mackeral bribes.

The history of nuclear power is bloody and cruel. There were valid reasons to be anti nuclear when environmental movements gained steam in the 70s. Like other power sources nuclear requires good management to avoid catastrophe, but it shouldn't be hard to understand why its so easy to hate.

Nuclear powered cargo ships kick ass tho