Chernobyl, the silent killer capturated by cameras

[Caius]

In fact, due to the evacuation of humanity from the large exclusion area, the wildlife has flourished.

In fact, you are half right. Not only for that, but also radiation has alterated genetics to make trees grow too fast and to change the structure of the trees.

so I'd expect to see more reactor powerplant building in the next decades.

I will expect that also. Three Mile Island could have been worse, and, I dont want to sound the bad guy, sometimes those kind of things have to happen. What would happen if the reactor in Three Mile Island exploded? What about in Sellafield?

It is greedy which will lead us to some disaster.

[ShadesPanther]

I will expect that also. Three Mile Island could have been worse, and, I dont want to sound the bad guy, sometimes those kind of things have to happen. What would happen if the reactor in Three Mile Island exploded? What about in Sellafield?

It is greedy which will lead us to some disaster.

It's the same in the Aircraft industry. A major accident usually does make saftey far better. It's tragic but it usually is whats needed to make a major change.

[||Lz3||]

still the amount of damage done to the nature is quite high... we can't depend on nuclear energy for long... <.<

[Caius]

Sorry for shameless bumping, I wanted to discuss this a little bit.

We won't rely on nuclear energy for a lot, there is Uranium for the next 50 years.

[Xiahou]

With proper reprocessing, you could turn those 60yrs into 300 or more, while also significantly cutting down on the amount of waste that must be disposed of.

The US just needs to get on board and start reprocessing like the rest of the nuclear world already does.

[Caius]

But... do we REALLY need nuclear power?

[Xiahou]

Yes. I think so. It's safe, non-polluting and plentiful. If we want to cut back on fossil fuels, nuclear energy is going have to be a big part of the equation.