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[–] dangblingus@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

Nuclear is a dirty word because we have 80 years of demonstrating its disastrously destructive tendencies, including in North America. Trinity tests irradiated and killed entire towns. Three Mile Island is like the 3rd largest nuclear disaster of all time. Fukushima/Chernobyl haven't quelled anyone's fears of meltdowns.

Now, is a meltdown ever likely to happen? No, of course not. But that doesn't mean it can't. The mining and processing of uranium/thorium is insanely bad for the environement, and I wouldn't be surprised if it was close to coal carbon emissions.

We have thousands of miles of coastline, thousands of miles of rivers, and many large lakes in Canada. Why couldn't we have a robust hydro network?