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First U.S. nuclear reactor built from scratch in decades enters commercial operation in Georgia (www.nbcnews.com)

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First U.S. nuclear reactor built from scratch in decades enters commercial operation in Georgia::ATLANTA — A new reactor at a nuclear power plant in Georgia has entered commercial operation, becoming the first new American reactor built from scratch in decades.

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[–] vacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean, it's obvious.

Also historically some of Soviet-friendly left would present "capitalist" nuclear energy as apocalyptic-level dangerous and related to nuclear weaponry etc (cause USSR was, after discovery of reserves, selling oil and gas just like Russia does now, actually that was the reason for Brezhnev's time improvement in level of life and simultaneously rapid growth of corruption, also loss of hope of anything like the Thaw happening again).

[–] Bartsbigbugbag@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Or, maybe people recognize that literally the majority of radioactive mining leaves irradiated lands that disproportionately effect minorities and oppressed communities. The Navajo are still suffering due to the mining of radioactives in their area. The same story is true for nearly every community near such facilities.

[–] DaPorkchop_@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

while that is certainly an issue, i very much doubt that it is a primary reason (or even remotely a concern) for the average anti-nuclear layperson.

[–] vacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 1 year ago

Ah, those activists wouldn't talk about that mostly, they'd talk about boom and radioactive pollution in places their audience lived in.

Leftists caring about minorities and oppressed communities anyplace far from themselves are a notable rarity.

And since the replacements were coal, oil and gas, which are just as dirty, I'd say your argument isn't worth shit.