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1. saddat · 1790105271 · focus · HN ↗

   But luckily Germany saved the world by shutting down their power plants for good

   1. ekjhgkejhgk · 1790105610 · focus · HN ↗

      Tinfoil hat, I know, but I'm convinced that Germany hating nuclear power was a Russian influence operation.

      1. JodieBenitez · 1790106803 · focus · HN ↗

         Maybe... but let's not forget the 1986 event.

         1. GuestFAUniverse · 1790488382 · focus · HN ↗

            The one where you couldn't safely eat anything from the Bavarian woods for a decade. And that was during years without major droughts. People are fast to forget. Nowadays loosing a harvest to a nuclear plume during a drought would be devastating.

            Also, even the nuclear plants near the coast are often shut down during the summer. E.g. France's Gravelines was running only half it's generators due to jellyfish nearly shutting down the cooling system (at least) the second year in a row.

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