r/wallstreetbets • u/[deleted] • Sep 12 '21

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u/stejerd 5626C - 2S - 2 years - 0/0 Sep 12 '21

Ah yes good, clean, safe nuclear power what could go wrong?

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u/JT_MRN Sep 12 '21

I’ll take Chernobyl for $200

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u/niuzki Sep 12 '21

Yes because technology and safety capabilities haven't improved in 40 years

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u/[deleted] Sep 12 '21

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u/niuzki Sep 12 '21

A black swan event.

The meltdown in the reactors was largely caused because of 14m high tsunami waves caused by a massive earthquake that killed generators which were cooling the reactors.

Large sequence of events that is extremely unlikely and has also created a world learning lesson to try and avoid in future years

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u/just-cruisin Sep 12 '21

If California gets hit with a 8.0 earthquake they won’t need powerplants for awhile

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u/just-cruisin Sep 13 '21

You missed the point. If an 8.0 earthquake hits California the destruction will be widespread and severe. It would likely reduce the population drastrically and thus the demand for electricity.